Certificate (1-2 years)+6% vs national median397 grads tracked
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services at Kirkwood Community College
Ranked 44th of 121 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,750
middle 50%: $28,672 – $40,062
Median · 5 years out
$38,438
middle 50%: $30,437 – $45,575
Median · 10 years out
$41,525
middle 50%: $34,014 – $52,401
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Kirkwood Community College allied health certificate holders earn $35k in year one. Ten-year median earnings reach $42k.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
11 yrs
≈ $12,543 total interest
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$39,242 · 5 yrs out
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$39,163 · 5 yrs out
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$39,072 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut State Community College
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Columbia Gorge Community College
$38,875 · 5 yrs out
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$38,617 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$38,429 · 5 yrs out
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$38,377 · 5 yrs out
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$38,377 · 5 yrs out
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
$38,141 · 5 yrs out
Western Dakota Technical College
$37,977 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Iowa Community College
$37,897 · 5 yrs out
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$85,664 · 5 yrs out
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$83,557 · 5 yrs out
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$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,675 · 5 yrs out
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$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,528 · 5 yrs out
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$65,511 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out
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$65,062 · 5 yrs out
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