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Associate+9% vs national median417 grads tracked

Health Professions and Related Programs at Purdue University Northwest

Ranked 131st of 490 associate programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$61,417
middle 50%: $49,761 – $74,227
Median · 5 years out
$74,301
middle 50%: $55,958 – $94,278
Median · 10 years out
$80,022
middle 50%: $57,769 – $102,914

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Purdue University Northwest's associate program in Health Professions and Related Programs earn a median $61,417 one year after graduating, rising to $80,022 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% above the national median of $68,363 for this field, ranking 131st of 490 reporting programs.

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
5.3 yrs
≈ $5,698 total interest

Same major at other universities

Moraine Valley Community College
$74,453 · 5 yrs out
Prairie State College
$74,448 · 5 yrs out
Wharton County Junior College
$74,416 · 5 yrs out
Central Lakes College
$74,324 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$74,317 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$74,307 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$74,191 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Texas Junior College
$74,186 · 5 yrs out
University of New Haven
$74,086 · 5 yrs out
Cape Cod Community College
$74,034 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Scranton
$74,005 · 5 yrs out
Goodwin University
$73,970 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Purdue University Northwest

Engineering (Master's)
$117,979 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$117,737 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$116,015 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$102,685 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$98,769 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Bachelor's)
$97,009 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,710 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,590 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$94,574 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$90,582 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$90,081 · 5 yrs out

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