Associate+2% vs national median1,559 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Ridgewater College
Ranked 202nd of 490 associate programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$52,951
middle 50%: $39,014 – $66,533
Median · 5 years out
$70,019
middle 50%: $51,170 – $87,154
Median · 10 years out
$80,696
middle 50%: $60,466 – $99,503
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
Ridgewater College health profession associates earn a median of $53k in year one. Five-year median earnings reach $70k.
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
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,479 total interest
Same major at other universities
Amarillo College
$70,452 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$70,437 · 5 yrs out
South Georgia State College
$70,328 · 5 yrs out
Fairmont State University
$70,314 · 5 yrs out
Central Wyoming College
$70,176 · 5 yrs out
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$70,050 · 5 yrs out
Seminole State College
$69,971 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$69,918 · 5 yrs out
Rogers State University
$69,909 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$69,872 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$69,834 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Kokomo
$69,798 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Ridgewater College
Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$96,257 · 5 yrs out
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$96,257 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$94,389 · 5 yrs out
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$94,389 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$75,642 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$72,204 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$66,167 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
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