Associate-5% vs national median2,814 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Metropolitan Community College
Ranked 309th of 490 associate programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$54,475
middle 50%: $43,111 – $65,208
Median · 5 years out
$64,761
middle 50%: $49,808 – $79,869
Median · 10 years out
$78,867
middle 50%: $61,974 – $96,587
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
Metropolitan Community College offers Health Professions associate degrees with a $54k median first-year salary. Five-year median earnings hit $65k.
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
6 yrs
≈ $6,596 total interest
Same major at other universities
Nicholls State University
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University - Parkersburg
$64,899 · 5 yrs out
Housatonic Community College
$64,864 · 5 yrs out
Patrick & Henry Community College
$64,849 · 5 yrs out
BridgeValley Community and Technical College
$64,834 · 5 yrs out
Tulsa Community College
$64,810 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Community College
$64,655 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$64,628 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$64,628 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$64,555 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$64,494 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$64,460 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Metropolitan Community College
Engineering, General (Associate)
$76,913 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,872 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$75,689 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$74,055 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate)
$72,057 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,337 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,298 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$67,204 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$66,850 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$66,726 · 5 yrs out
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