Associate-16% vs national median414 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Dakota State University
Ranked 415th of 490 associate programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$52,232
middle 50%: $40,840 – $60,818
Median · 5 years out
$57,650
middle 50%: $44,542 – $66,988
Median · 10 years out
$60,886
middle 50%: $47,021 – $74,120
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
Associate degree graduates in health professions at Dakota State University earn a $52k median salary initially. This figure rises to $61k after ten 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?
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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,227 total interest
Same major at other universities
Mineral Area College
$58,641 · 5 yrs out
Northern Oklahoma College
$58,392 · 5 yrs out
Flathead Valley Community College
$58,208 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$58,076 · 5 yrs out
Central Virginia Community College
$57,894 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$57,796 · 5 yrs out
North Central State College
$57,567 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$57,523 · 5 yrs out
Mesabi Range College
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Stark State College
$57,357 · 5 yrs out
Southern State Community College
$57,346 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$57,237 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Dakota State University
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$111,163 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$81,357 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's)
$80,711 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$79,709 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's)
$79,247 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$73,811 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$71,755 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,307 · 5 yrs out
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's)
$64,996 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$64,175 · 5 yrs out
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