Certificate (under 1 year)-25% vs national median578 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Lake Land College
Ranked 281st of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$25,040
middle 50%: $19,720 – $30,124
Median · 5 years out
$33,246
middle 50%: $25,346 – $47,279
Median · 10 years out
$37,753
middle 50%: $26,890 – $55,111
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Lake Land College health certificate holders earn a $25k median in their first year. Earnings grow to $38k by the tenth year of employment.
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
13.8 yrs
≈ $16,918 total interest
Same major at other universities
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges -Frontier Community College
$33,746 · 5 yrs out
Heartland Community College
$33,733 · 5 yrs out
Tooele Technical College
$33,719 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Valley Community College
$33,487 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$33,433 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Lincoln Trail College
$33,260 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$33,018 · 5 yrs out
Sauk Valley Community College
$32,971 · 5 yrs out
Laredo College
$32,920 · 5 yrs out
Belmont College
$32,821 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$32,805 · 5 yrs out
Washington State Community College
$32,393 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Lake Land College
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,251 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$63,950 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,496 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization (Associate)
$61,468 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Associate)
$57,891 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$56,752 · 5 yrs out
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