Associate+6% vs national median984 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Northern Essex Community College
Ranked 162nd of 490 associate programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$60,082
middle 50%: $42,696 – $78,646
Median · 5 years out
$72,509
middle 50%: $53,381 – $93,276
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 (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Health Professions graduates from Northern Essex Community College start with a $60k median salary. Five-year earnings increase to $73k.
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?
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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
≈ $5,850 total interest
Same major at other universities
Kingsborough Community College/CUNY
$72,686 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina Upstate
$72,680 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$72,598 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Technical College
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$72,546 · 5 yrs out
Brightpoint Community College
$72,524 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Tech University
$72,492 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Technical College
$72,404 · 5 yrs out
Riverland Community College
$72,356 · 5 yrs out
Miles Community College
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Oklahoma State College
$72,204 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State College Southeast
$72,183 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Northern Essex Community College
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$89,668 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$87,092 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$82,929 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$76,393 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,696 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$74,586 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$73,832 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
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