Associate+9% vs national median474 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Pennsylvania State University (The) - Altoona
Ranked 124th of 490 associate programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$64,061
middle 50%: $53,296 – $72,168
Median · 5 years out
$74,476
middle 50%: $62,409 – $85,369
Median · 10 years out
$81,230
middle 50%: $64,815 – $97,271
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 this institution earn a median $64k immediately after completion. Five-year earnings reach $74k.
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
5.2 yrs
≈ $5,516 total interest
Same major at other universities
College of Lake County
$74,878 · 5 yrs out
Mount Wachusett Community College
$74,776 · 5 yrs out
Victoria College
$74,702 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$74,672 · 5 yrs out
Gordon State College
$74,660 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$74,453 · 5 yrs out
Prairie State College
$74,448 · 5 yrs out
Wharton County Junior College
$74,416 · 5 yrs out
Central Lakes College
$74,324 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$74,317 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$74,307 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Pennsylvania State University (The) - Altoona
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$88,861 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$88,299 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$85,792 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$85,697 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,696 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's)
$74,586 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,278 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,441 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,392 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
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