Certificate (under 1 year)+5% vs national median965 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Ranked 109th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,058
middle 50%: $23,859 – $45,038
Median · 5 years out
$46,597
middle 50%: $33,765 – $58,707
Median · 10 years out
$49,095
middle 50%: $33,976 – $61,062
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Health Professions certificate earners see a median of $33k in year one. This grows to $47k by year five and $49k by year ten.
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
9.4 yrs
≈ $10,970 total interest
Same major at other universities
Iowa Western Community College
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$47,353 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$47,191 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Virginia Community College
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$47,020 · 5 yrs out
Housatonic Community College
$46,891 · 5 yrs out
Prairie State College
$46,495 · 5 yrs out
Clarendon College
$46,417 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$46,402 · 5 yrs out
Blinn College
$45,893 · 5 yrs out
Umpqua Community College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$45,647 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Transportation and Materials Moving (Associate)
$93,846 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Associate)
$93,846 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$86,507 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$83,287 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$78,227 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$76,554 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Certificate)
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$73,547 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$73,413 · 5 yrs out
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