Certificate (1-2 years)+2% vs national median989 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Hennepin Technical College
Ranked 162nd of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,802
middle 50%: $33,928 – $53,959
Median · 5 years out
$52,590
middle 50%: $41,887 – $66,501
Median · 10 years out
$55,228
middle 50%: $44,978 – $66,779
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
Hennepin Technical College Health Professions and Related Programs graduates see $44k median salaries in year one. Earnings reach $53k at five years and $55k at ten years.
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
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,589 total interest
Same major at other universities
Jamestown Community College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Klamath Community College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Victoria College
$53,059 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Iowa Community College
$52,937 · 5 yrs out
Kennebec Valley Community College
$52,880 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii - West Oahu
$52,765 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Olney Central College
$52,547 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$52,459 · 5 yrs out
Lamar State College - Orange
$52,338 · 5 yrs out
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$52,251 · 5 yrs out
Williamsburg Technical College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$52,100 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Hennepin Technical College
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$89,177 · 5 yrs out
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$88,109 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$85,997 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$84,761 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$77,819 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$77,603 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$77,316 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$76,944 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,823 · 5 yrs out
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