Associate+2% vs national median1,263 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Rock Valley College
Ranked 207th of 490 associate programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$63,413
middle 50%: $51,666 – $73,498
Median · 5 years out
$69,834
middle 50%: $56,232 – $83,999
Median · 10 years out
$76,664
middle 50%: $59,211 – $94,052
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Health Professions graduates see median first-year earnings of $63k. After ten years, the median salary is $77k.
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
5.3 yrs
≈ $5,705 total interest
Same major at other universities
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$70,050 · 5 yrs out
Ridgewater College
$70,019 · 5 yrs out
Seminole State College
$69,971 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$69,918 · 5 yrs out
Rogers State University
$69,909 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$69,872 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Kokomo
$69,798 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Northwestern Community College
$69,763 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$69,756 · 5 yrs out
Midwestern State University
$69,750 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$69,744 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$69,622 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Rock Valley College
Construction Trades (Associate)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$96,422 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,260 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,728 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$72,966 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,961 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,489 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,521 · 5 yrs out
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