WhatGradsMake
Certificate (1-2 years)-12% vs national median712 grads tracked

Health Professions and Related Programs at Southern State Community College

Ranked 256th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,460
middle 50%: $25,482 – $46,508
Median · 5 years out
$45,751
middle 50%: $31,350 – $61,720
Median · 10 years out
$46,104
middle 50%: $33,184 – $64,338

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

Graduates of Southern State Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Health Professions and Related Programs earn a median $34,460 one year after graduating, rising to $46,104 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 12% below the national median of $51,774 for this field, ranking 256th of 370 reporting programs.

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
9.6 yrs
≈ $10,962 total interest

Same major at other universities

SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$46,249 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$46,224 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Technical College
$45,965 · 5 yrs out
Moberly Area Community College
$45,918 · 5 yrs out
Tunxis Community College
$45,881 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$45,871 · 5 yrs out
Clark State College
$45,523 · 5 yrs out
Mountainland Technical College
$45,489 · 5 yrs out
Massasoit Community College
$45,480 · 5 yrs out
James A. Rhodes State College
$45,447 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$45,365 · 5 yrs out
Clackamas Community College
$45,357 · 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
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$57,346 · 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

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