Associate-12% vs national median827 grads tracked
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions at Southwestern Illinois College
Ranked 223rd of 294 associate programs in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$51,151
middle 50%: $40,246 – $61,679
Median · 5 years out
$57,619
middle 50%: $47,253 – $68,595
Median · 10 years out
$66,604
middle 50%: $52,022 – $81,381
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
The first-year median salary is $51k. By year 10, graduates earn a median of $67k.
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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,322 total interest
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Virginia Western Community College
$58,476 · 5 yrs out
Cameron University
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
$58,333 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$57,978 · 5 yrs out
North Central State College
$57,669 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$57,669 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Iowa Community College
$57,510 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$57,427 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$57,417 · 5 yrs out
College of Coastal Georgia
$57,372 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Texas Community College
$57,334 · 5 yrs out
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