Certificate (1-2 years)-30% vs national median228 grads tracked
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions at Kirkwood Community College
Ranked 123rd of 141 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,290
middle 50%: $35,999 – $46,870
Median · 5 years out
$44,886
middle 50%: $35,966 – $54,178
Median · 10 years out
$48,631
middle 50%: $37,285 – $61,969
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Allied Health certificate earners start with a $42k median salary. Earnings reach $49k 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
8.9 yrs
≈ $9,781 total interest
Same major at other universities
Iowa Lakes Community College
$45,413 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$45,273 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$45,014 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$45,000 · 5 yrs out
Shawnee Community College
$44,978 · 5 yrs out
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
$44,939 · 5 yrs out
College of Coastal Georgia
$44,669 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$44,502 · 5 yrs out
Ozarks Technical Community College
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$43,647 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$42,912 · 5 yrs out
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