Certificate (1-2 years)+57% vs national median1,196 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Hudson Valley Community College
Ranked 9th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$68,081
middle 50%: $48,061 – $82,875
Median · 5 years out
$81,210
middle 50%: $59,647 – $99,101
Median · 10 years out
$93,149
middle 50%: $73,381 – $110,925
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 Professions certificate holders earn a median of $68k in year one. Ten-year salaries reach $93k.
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
4.8 yrs
≈ $5,096 total interest
Same major at other universities
Red Rocks Community College
$105,907 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
$96,681 · 5 yrs out
Oakton College
$94,549 · 5 yrs out
Augusta University
$87,351 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut State Community College
$83,978 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Virginia Medical School
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Oregon Coast Community College
$80,415 · 5 yrs out
Roxbury Community College
$79,157 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
$78,466 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Aurora
$77,044 · 5 yrs out
Jefferson Community College
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$73,217 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Hudson Valley Community College
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$116,662 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$116,662 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$115,618 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$85,435 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$81,387 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,641 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,444 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$79,423 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$79,423 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$75,030 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$74,369 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$74,369 · 5 yrs out
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