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Certificate (1-2 years)-6% vs national median2,396 grads tracked

Health Professions and Related Programs at Western Iowa Tech Community College

Ranked 225th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,094
middle 50%: $26,435 – $42,770
Median · 5 years out
$48,710
middle 50%: $36,489 – $63,354
Median · 10 years out
$55,036
middle 50%: $41,295 – $70,646

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

Health Professions graduates earn a median $34k in their first year. Ten-year median compensation reaches $55k.

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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,359 total interest

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