WhatGradsMake
Certificate (1-2 years)-19% vs national median968 grads tracked

Health Professions and Related Programs at Black Hawk College

Ranked 309th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,528
middle 50%: $26,995 – $45,024
Median · 5 years out
$41,821
middle 50%: $31,879 – $54,051
Median · 10 years out
$47,835
middle 50%: $34,840 – $64,447

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 and Related Programs students at Black Hawk College earn a median of $36k in year one. By year ten, median salaries reach $48k.

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
9.9 yrs
≈ $11,397 total interest

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