WhatGradsMake
Certificate (1-2 years)+9% vs national median1,107 grads tracked

Health Professions and Related Programs at Chemeketa Community College

Ranked 114th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,736
middle 50%: $29,312 – $43,480
Median · 5 years out
$56,363
middle 50%: $39,078 – $88,916
Median · 10 years out
$71,949
middle 50%: $44,438 – $105,655

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 Chemeketa Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Health Professions and Related Programs earn a median $36,736 one year after graduating, rising to $71,949 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% above the national median of $51,774 for this field, ranking 114th 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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,960 total interest

Same major at other universities

Des Moines Area Community College
$56,951 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Community College
$56,938 · 5 yrs out
Mineral Area College
$56,666 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$56,605 · 5 yrs out
Pine Technical and Community College
$56,555 · 5 yrs out
Hocking Technical College
$56,381 · 5 yrs out
Spoon River College
$56,292 · 5 yrs out
Central Texas College District
$56,186 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii Maui College
$55,916 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$55,820 · 5 yrs out
McLennan Community College
$55,690 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$55,689 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Chemeketa Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$94,352 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$89,131 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$87,676 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$84,761 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$83,750 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Associate)
$80,415 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$65,018 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,628 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out

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