Certificate (1-2 years)-26% vs national median1,120 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Eastern Gateway Community College
Ranked 347th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,347
middle 50%: $24,899 – $44,531
Median · 5 years out
$38,559
middle 50%: $29,328 – $51,311
Median · 10 years out
$44,281
middle 50%: $33,291 – $59,167
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 at Eastern Gateway Community College earn a median $33k in year one. Ten-year median earnings are $44k.
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
10.8 yrs
≈ $12,631 total interest
Same major at other universities
BridgeValley Community and Technical College
$39,163 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$39,139 · 5 yrs out
North Iowa Area Community College
$39,034 · 5 yrs out
Bridgerland Technical College
$39,014 · 5 yrs out
Stark State College
$38,692 · 5 yrs out
Ogden-Weber Technical College
$38,685 · 5 yrs out
Northshore Technical Community College
$38,542 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$38,487 · 5 yrs out
Capital Area Technical College
$38,174 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Indiana
$38,026 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Northwest
$37,811 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University at Alexandria
$37,216 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Eastern Gateway Community College
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$90,933 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,459 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$54,203 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$52,413 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Associate)
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Associate)
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
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