Certificate (under 1 year)-25% vs national median3,451 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Southwestern Illinois College
Ranked 279th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$25,550
middle 50%: $19,636 – $32,468
Median · 5 years out
$33,433
middle 50%: $24,966 – $48,876
Median · 10 years out
$39,809
middle 50%: $27,718 – $59,812
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
Southwestern Illinois College certificate holders in Health Professions earn $25,550 in their first year. Median earnings reach $39,809 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
13.3 yrs
≈ $16,351 total interest
Same major at other universities
Southwest Technical College
$33,937 · 5 yrs out
Indian Hills Community College
$33,933 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges -Frontier Community College
$33,746 · 5 yrs out
Heartland Community College
$33,733 · 5 yrs out
Tooele Technical College
$33,719 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Valley Community College
$33,487 · 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
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$32,920 · 5 yrs out
Belmont College
$32,821 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Southwestern Illinois College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$80,595 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$72,907 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$72,907 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$72,441 · 5 yrs out
Carpenters (Certificate)
$70,557 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$70,365 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$69,946 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$68,650 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$68,526 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
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