Certificate (under 1 year)-5% vs national median479 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Stark State College
Ranked 171st of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,725
middle 50%: $24,208 – $45,218
Median · 5 years out
$41,940
middle 50%: $31,354 – $54,299
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Health Professions certificate holders at Stark State College earn $33k initially. Median pay reaches $42k by year five.
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
10.7 yrs
≈ $12,166 total interest
Same major at other universities
Pikes Peak State College
$42,371 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Highlands Community College
$42,299 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$42,075 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College
$42,052 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$41,980 · 5 yrs out
South Texas College
$41,944 · 5 yrs out
Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$41,920 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$41,799 · 5 yrs out
College of the Mainland
$41,794 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$41,677 · 5 yrs out
Mineral Area College
$41,664 · 5 yrs out
Morgan Community College
$41,511 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Stark State College
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$89,472 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$84,181 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$74,144 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$74,144 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$71,482 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,452 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$69,622 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,356 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$65,534 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,978 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,159 · 5 yrs out
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