Certificate (1-2 years)+9% vs national median446 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Spoon River College
Ranked 115th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,789
middle 50%: $26,417 – $42,395
Median · 5 years out
$56,292
middle 50%: $38,341 – $70,135
Median · 10 years out
$64,768
middle 50%: $53,040 – $81,482
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Health Professions certificate recipients earn $34k in their first year. Median earnings grow to $65k after five years and $65k 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
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,379 total interest
Same major at other universities
Southwestern Community College
$56,938 · 5 yrs out
Mineral Area College
$56,666 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$56,605 · 5 yrs out
Pine Technical and Community College
$56,555 · 5 yrs out
Hocking Technical College
$56,381 · 5 yrs out
Chemeketa Community College
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Central Texas College District
$56,186 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii Maui College
$55,916 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$55,820 · 5 yrs out
McLennan Community College
$55,690 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$55,689 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$55,680 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Spoon River College
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$65,213 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$63,113 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Associate)
$58,197 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization (Associate)
$56,406 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$44,592 · 5 yrs out
Ground Transportation (Certificate)
$44,592 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$44,073 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Physical Sciences (Associate)
$44,073 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate)
$43,822 · 5 yrs out
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