Certificate (under 1 year)-6% vs national median355 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Chemeketa Community College
Ranked 178th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,148
middle 50%: $28,012 – $42,670
Median · 5 years out
$41,492
middle 50%: $32,316 – $50,843
Median · 10 years out
$47,705
middle 50%: $37,935 – $59,105
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
Chemeketa Community College offers certificate programs in Health Professions with a median first-year salary of $36k. Earnings grow to $41k after five years.
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
9.9 yrs
≈ $11,351 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14
$41,393 · 5 yrs out
Holyoke Community College
$41,382 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$41,377 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$41,357 · 5 yrs out
Riverland Community College
$41,326 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$41,202 · 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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