Certificate (1-2 years)+29% vs national median390 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Dallas College
Ranked 47th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$52,479
middle 50%: $40,896 – $67,075
Median · 5 years out
$66,891
middle 50%: $52,803 – $85,749
Median · 10 years out
$81,843
middle 50%: $59,706 – $102,996
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
Certificate holders in Health Professions earn $52.5k in their first year. Median earnings climb to $81.8k by year ten.
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 yrs
≈ $6,658 total interest
Same major at other universities
North Shore Community College
$68,154 · 5 yrs out
Treasure Valley Community College
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$67,826 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$67,516 · 5 yrs out
Temple College
$67,198 · 5 yrs out
Laredo College
$67,165 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$67,050 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$66,690 · 5 yrs out
South Texas College
$66,346 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$66,247 · 5 yrs out
Northern Wyoming Community College District
$66,125 · 5 yrs out
Albany State University
$65,698 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Dallas College
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$91,898 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$88,854 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$87,013 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$84,216 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$81,624 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$81,344 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$75,724 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$73,242 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$70,934 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$67,715 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$66,599 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
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