Certificate (under 1 year)-23% vs national median271 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Indian Hills Community College
Ranked 274th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$27,004
middle 50%: $22,164 – $33,428
Median · 5 years out
$33,933
middle 50%: $25,588 – $46,891
Median · 10 years out
$42,838
middle 50%: $30,304 – $59,452
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Health Professions graduates earn a $27k median salary in year one. After ten years, earnings reach $43k.
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
12.5 yrs
≈ $15,389 total interest
Same major at other universities
North Iowa Area Community College
$34,250 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$34,048 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$34,040 · 5 yrs out
Mountainland Technical College
$33,988 · 5 yrs out
Lamar State College - Orange
$33,960 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Technical College
$33,937 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges -Frontier Community College
$33,746 · 5 yrs out
Heartland Community College
$33,733 · 5 yrs out
Tooele Technical College
$33,719 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Valley Community College
$33,487 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$33,433 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Lincoln Trail College
$33,260 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Indian Hills Community College
Computer Programming (Associate)
$73,292 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,245 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,411 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,376 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,299 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,204 · 5 yrs out
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,204 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,081 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$63,591 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$62,236 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$59,914 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
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