Certificate (under 1 year)-34% vs national median817 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Shawnee Community College
Ranked 300th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$23,341
middle 50%: $18,027 – $28,507
Median · 5 years out
$29,197
middle 50%: $22,644 – $40,326
Median · 10 years out
$35,355
middle 50%: $25,604 – $48,030
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
Certificate holders earn a median of $23k in their first year. Median salaries reach $35k after a decade.
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
15.8 yrs
≈ $19,739 total interest
Same major at other universities
Snow College
$31,905 · 5 yrs out
Edison State Community College
$31,905 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Shore Community College
$31,799 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$31,032 · 5 yrs out
John A. Logan College
$30,856 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$30,303 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$30,143 · 5 yrs out
Black Hawk College
$30,042 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$30,018 · 5 yrs out
Danville Area Community College
$29,664 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Illinois College
$28,211 · 5 yrs out
Williamsburg Technical College
$27,384 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Shawnee Community College
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,796 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$53,578 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$44,978 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$44,612 · 5 yrs out
Ground Transportation (Certificate)
$44,612 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$43,879 · 5 yrs out
Security Science and Technology (Associate)
$42,446 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Physical Sciences (Associate)
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate)
$36,928 · 5 yrs out
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