Certificate (1-2 years)+17% vs national median272 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Kishwaukee College
Ranked 87th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,365
middle 50%: $27,937 – $63,190
Median · 5 years out
$60,546
middle 50%: $37,221 – $85,102
Median · 10 years out
$73,042
middle 50%: $48,030 – $91,592
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 holders earn $45k in year one. Median salaries rise to $73k by year ten.
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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,684 total interest
Same major at other universities
Saint Philip's College
$61,054 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma City Community College
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
Grayson College
$60,969 · 5 yrs out
Brazosport College
$60,895 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Community College
$60,880 · 5 yrs out
Jefferson College
$60,557 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$60,219 · 5 yrs out
Midland College
$60,195 · 5 yrs out
Mt. Hood Community College
$59,971 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$59,934 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University at Eunice
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$59,353 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Kishwaukee College
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$90,582 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$73,075 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$73,065 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$71,633 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$71,111 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Associate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$63,506 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Certificate)
$63,411 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization (Certificate)
$63,411 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$61,630 · 5 yrs out
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