Certificate (under 1 year)-7% vs national median574 grads tracked
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions at Southwestern Illinois College
Ranked 109th of 146 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,884
middle 50%: $23,429 – $42,921
Median · 5 years out
$50,083
middle 50%: $34,014 – $70,751
Median · 10 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $40,793 – $87,580
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Allied Health certificate holders earn $31k in year one. Median pay rises to $66k 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?
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
8.6 yrs
≈ $10,460 total interest
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$51,223 · 5 yrs out
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$51,223 · 5 yrs out
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$51,223 · 5 yrs out
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$51,104 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$50,767 · 5 yrs out
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$50,740 · 5 yrs out
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$49,960 · 5 yrs out
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$49,825 · 5 yrs out
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$49,095 · 5 yrs out
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$48,775 · 5 yrs out
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