Certificate (1-2 years)+19% vs national median257 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Heartland Community College
Ranked 77th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,769
middle 50%: $33,714 – $51,048
Median · 5 years out
$61,446
middle 50%: $51,837 – $73,668
Median · 10 years out
$70,625
middle 50%: $54,051 – $83,042
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 certificate graduates from Heartland Community College earn a median $42k in year 1. Salaries increase to $71k by the tenth year.
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
6.9 yrs
≈ $7,993 total interest
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$62,983 · 5 yrs out
Alvin Community College
$62,612 · 5 yrs out
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$62,539 · 5 yrs out
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$62,260 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Westchester Community College
$62,187 · 5 yrs out
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$61,495 · 5 yrs out
Utah Tech University
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Galveston College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$61,275 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$61,054 · 5 yrs out
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$61,036 · 5 yrs out
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$60,969 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Heartland Community College
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,441 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,004 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$66,178 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$61,566 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$51,252 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Physical Sciences (Associate)
$51,252 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
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