Associate-14% vs national median4,816 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Kirkwood Community College
Ranked 399th of 490 associate programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$50,097
middle 50%: $37,639 – $63,026
Median · 5 years out
$58,963
middle 50%: $45,072 – $72,390
Median · 10 years out
$64,987
middle 50%: $48,824 – $80,792
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Kirkwood Community College graduates in Health Professions earn a median of $50k initially. Earnings grow to $59k after five years and $65k 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?
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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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,340 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$59,273 · 5 yrs out
Mountain Empire Community College
$59,216 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$59,131 · 5 yrs out
Ancilla Domini College
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$59,083 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$59,022 · 5 yrs out
Manchester Community College
$58,946 · 5 yrs out
Northern Maine Community College
$58,906 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$58,905 · 5 yrs out
Shawnee State University
$58,878 · 5 yrs out
Clayton State University
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Olney Central College
$58,851 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Kirkwood Community College
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,675 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,528 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$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
Fire Protection (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out
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