Certificate (2-4 years)0% vs national median224 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Delgado Community College
Ranked 11th of 16 certificate (2-4 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$63,896
middle 50%: $53,107 – $72,799
Median · 5 years out
$68,154
middle 50%: $53,053 – $82,771
Median · 10 years out
$74,110
middle 50%: $64,138 – $85,195
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (2-4 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Health Professions certificate graduates start with a median salary of $64k. Five-year median earnings are $68k.
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
5.4 yrs
≈ $5,729 total interest
Same major at other universities
Brookhaven College
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
Galveston College
$87,244 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$79,005 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (The)
$76,554 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$74,986 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
$67,850 · 5 yrs out
North Central Missouri College
$55,879 · 5 yrs out
Sul Ross State University
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Augusta
$40,653 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Delgado Community College
Construction Management (Associate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$79,197 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$78,215 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$78,215 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,110 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$73,747 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,441 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$68,154 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$67,664 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$66,427 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,214 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,045 · 5 yrs out
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