Certificate (under 1 year)-26% vs national median1,151 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Rend Lake College
Ranked 286th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$24,403
middle 50%: $18,645 – $31,171
Median · 5 years out
$32,805
middle 50%: $24,657 – $48,433
Median · 10 years out
$34,070
middle 50%: $24,966 – $51,380
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
Health Professions certificate holders earn a median of $24k in their first year. Median earnings reach $34k after ten years.
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
15 yrs
≈ $18,111 total interest
Same major at other universities
Southwestern Illinois College
$33,433 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Lincoln Trail College
$33,260 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$33,246 · 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
Washington State Community College
$32,393 · 5 yrs out
John Wood Community College
$32,143 · 5 yrs out
Snow College
$31,905 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Shore Community College
$31,799 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$31,032 · 5 yrs out
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$86,981 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$86,768 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,993 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,395 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$65,897 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$62,446 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$62,446 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,533 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$59,934 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization (Associate)
$58,934 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Certificate)
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
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