Certificate (1-2 years)+1% vs national median1,259 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Metropolitan Community College
Ranked 164th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,096
middle 50%: $31,550 – $52,230
Median · 5 years out
$52,459
middle 50%: $39,509 – $66,292
Median · 10 years out
$60,590
middle 50%: $41,766 – $78,775
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
Metropolitan Community College certificate holders in Health Professions earn a median of $41k initially. Ten-year salaries average $61k.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,892 total interest
Same major at other universities
Victoria College
$53,059 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Iowa Community College
$52,937 · 5 yrs out
Kennebec Valley Community College
$52,880 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii - West Oahu
$52,765 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$52,590 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Olney Central College
$52,547 · 5 yrs out
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$52,338 · 5 yrs out
Clatsop Community College
$52,251 · 5 yrs out
Williamsburg Technical College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$52,100 · 5 yrs out
John A. Logan College
$52,048 · 5 yrs out
Helena College University of Montana
$51,994 · 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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