Certificate (under 1 year)-8% vs national median279 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Northwest Technical College - Bemidji
Ranked 192nd of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,363
middle 50%: $24,690 – $46,999
Median · 5 years out
$40,632
middle 50%: $30,363 – $50,431
Median · 10 years out
$48,487
middle 50%: $41,572 – $60,590
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
Northwest Technical College - Bemidji graduates see first-year median salaries of $34.4k. Income reaches $48.5k after ten years of employment.
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
10.1 yrs
≈ $11,800 total interest
Same major at other universities
Middlesex Community College
$41,019 · 5 yrs out
Emily Griffith Technical College
$41,011 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$40,891 · 5 yrs out
Mountain Empire Community College
$40,888 · 5 yrs out
Dakota County Technical College
$40,793 · 5 yrs out
Clatsop Community College
$40,660 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$40,517 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$40,514 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$40,488 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Rappahannock Community College
$40,297 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$40,288 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Northwest Technical College - Bemidji
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$77,350 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$64,280 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$64,274 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate)
$56,956 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades, General (Certificate)
$56,249 · 5 yrs out
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Certificate)
$55,699 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
Carpenters (Certificate)
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
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