Associate-16% vs national median1,374 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Southern State Community College
Ranked 420th of 490 associate programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$49,399
middle 50%: $32,849 – $63,306
Median · 5 years out
$57,346
middle 50%: $37,613 – $71,745
Median · 10 years out
$64,946
middle 50%: $44,187 – $83,460
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
Health Professions graduates from Southern State Community College earn $49k in their first year. Ten-year median pay is $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?
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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,521 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$57,796 · 5 yrs out
Dakota State University
$57,650 · 5 yrs out
North Central State College
$57,567 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$57,523 · 5 yrs out
Mesabi Range College
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Stark State College
$57,357 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$57,237 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$57,176 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Virginia Community College
$57,094 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$56,863 · 5 yrs out
James A. Rhodes State College
$56,810 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$56,752 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Southern State Community College
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$65,566 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$61,594 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$58,511 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$53,783 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$53,735 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Analysis (Associate)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$47,224 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other (Associate)
$46,435 · 5 yrs out
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