Certificate (1-2 years)+32% vs national median339 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at North Shore Community College
Ranked 40th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$57,634
middle 50%: $45,875 – $69,884
Median · 5 years out
$68,154
middle 50%: $51,223 – $85,045
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
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 earners see a median first-year salary of $58k. Five-year median earnings reach $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
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,196 total interest
Same major at other universities
College Of DuPage
$69,129 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Farmingdale
$68,987 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Denver
$68,849 · 5 yrs out
Holyoke Community College
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$68,374 · 5 yrs out
Blinn College
$68,219 · 5 yrs out
Treasure Valley Community College
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$67,826 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$67,516 · 5 yrs out
Temple College
$67,198 · 5 yrs out
Laredo College
$67,165 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$67,050 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at North Shore Community College
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$120,677 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$119,874 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$117,144 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$106,080 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$87,684 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$69,727 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$68,131 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$67,797 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$67,226 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
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