Certificate (1-2 years)-1% vs national median1,206 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Ranked 179th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,252
middle 50%: $26,830 – $45,729
Median · 5 years out
$51,505
middle 50%: $36,215 – $71,815
Median · 10 years out
$58,363
middle 50%: $39,810 – $80,815
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 profession certificate holders at Minnesota West Community and Technical College start with a median salary of $35k. This figure grows to $58k after 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?
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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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,784 total interest
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Rochester Community and Technical College
$51,774 · 5 yrs out
Pickens Technical College
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
Rogue Community College
$51,665 · 5 yrs out
South Louisiana Community College
$51,657 · 5 yrs out
Prairie State College
$51,627 · 5 yrs out
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$51,627 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$51,306 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Virginia Community College
$51,284 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Rainy River Community College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
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$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Anoka Technical College
$51,077 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$81,339 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$80,008 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$73,677 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Certificate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural and Food Products Processing (Certificate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$71,412 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Associate)
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$65,835 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$65,835 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$64,916 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$63,170 · 5 yrs out
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