Certificate (1-2 years)+4% vs national median771 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Iowa Lakes Community College
Ranked 142nd of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,016
middle 50%: $25,903 – $42,961
Median · 5 years out
$54,077
middle 50%: $40,079 – $66,745
Median · 10 years out
$63,610
middle 50%: $46,845 – $81,186
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
Iowa Lakes Community College Health Professions certificate holders earn $34k in year one. Median earnings reach $54k after five years and $64k after ten years.
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
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,594 total interest
Same major at other universities
College of Lake County
$54,522 · 5 yrs out
Denmark Technical College
$54,485 · 5 yrs out
Itasca Community College
$54,479 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$54,404 · 5 yrs out
Davis Technical College
$54,379 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$54,333 · 5 yrs out
Ulster County Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
East Central College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$53,892 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$53,753 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Iowa Lakes Community College
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,337 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$65,041 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$61,212 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$57,988 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Business and Management (Associate)
$57,033 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization (Associate)
$54,804 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Associate)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Associate)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Associate)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Production Operations (Associate)
$49,482 · 5 yrs out
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