Certificate (under 1 year)+3% vs national median4,844 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at William Rainey Harper College
Ranked 117th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,154
middle 50%: $21,030 – $38,799
Median · 5 years out
$45,496
middle 50%: $31,088 – $68,609
Median · 10 years out
$63,176
middle 50%: $42,008 – $85,055
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
Health Professions graduates from William Rainey Harper College earn a $28k median salary initially. By year ten, the median salary is $63k.
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
9.3 yrs
≈ $11,568 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$46,417 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$46,402 · 5 yrs out
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$45,893 · 5 yrs out
Umpqua Community College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$45,647 · 5 yrs out
Grayson College
$45,501 · 5 yrs out
Northern Essex Community College
$45,360 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$45,333 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$45,241 · 5 yrs out
Clark State College
$45,119 · 5 yrs out
Quinebaug Valley Community College
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
Blue Ridge Community College
$44,966 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at William Rainey Harper College
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$88,474 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$84,323 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Associate)
$82,479 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$78,929 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$78,864 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$76,224 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$75,889 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$75,444 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$75,444 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$75,192 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$74,307 · 5 yrs out
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