WhatGradsMake
Certificate (1-2 years)+12% vs national median580 grads tracked

Health Professions and Related Programs at Trinidad State College

Ranked 102nd of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,618
middle 50%: $24,405 – $43,530
Median · 5 years out
$58,131
middle 50%: $37,075 – $78,725
Median · 10 years out
$68,878
middle 50%: $43,271 – $88,799

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Trinidad State College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Health Professions and Related Programs earn a median $32,618 one year after graduating, rising to $68,878 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 12% above the national median of $51,774 for this field, ranking 102nd of 370 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
7.7 yrs
≈ $9,307 total interest

Same major at other universities

Riverland Community College
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$58,777 · 5 yrs out
State Fair Community College
$58,750 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Junior College
$58,249 · 5 yrs out
Highland Community College
$58,197 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$57,809 · 5 yrs out
Northwest College
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Kapiolani Community College
$57,430 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$57,309 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State College Southeast
$57,232 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$56,951 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Trinidad State College

Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$115,056 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$112,807 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$101,327 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$101,061 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$93,118 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$73,980 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$71,712 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$71,060 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$67,618 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$62,631 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$58,497 · 5 yrs out

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