Certificate (1-2 years)-10% vs national median255 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Naugatuck Valley Community College
Ranked 247th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,924
middle 50%: $25,715 – $49,924
Median · 5 years out
$46,497
middle 50%: $34,067 – $58,264
Median · 10 years out
$58,527
middle 50%: $39,482 – $66,779
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
Naugatuck Valley Community College health profession graduates earn $37k in their first year. Five-year median earnings rise to $46k.
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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,176 total interest
Same major at other universities
Lake Area Technical College
$47,173 · 5 yrs out
Alexandria Technical and Community College
$47,145 · 5 yrs out
College of Coastal Georgia
$47,068 · 5 yrs out
Lorain County Community College
$46,965 · 5 yrs out
Southside Virginia Community College
$46,924 · 5 yrs out
Blue Mountain Community College
$46,845 · 5 yrs out
Norwalk Community College
$46,402 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$46,290 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$46,249 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$46,224 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Technical College
$45,965 · 5 yrs out
Moberly Area Community College
$45,918 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Naugatuck Valley Community College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Associate)
$94,869 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Associate)
$94,869 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$90,120 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$79,269 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$78,709 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,149 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$76,533 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other (Associate)
$75,006 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$72,928 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
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