Certificate (under 1 year)+90% vs national median1,896 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Dallas College
Ranked 4th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$68,524
middle 50%: $52,387 – $87,500
Median · 5 years out
$84,216
middle 50%: $64,319 – $104,365
Median · 10 years out
$103,105
middle 50%: $77,901 – $122,844
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
Dallas College certificate holders in Health Professions earn a median $69k in year one. Pay scales to $84k by year five and $103k 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?
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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
4.7 yrs
≈ $5,006 total interest
Same major at other universities
Brazosport College
$86,568 · 5 yrs out
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Charter Oak State College
$83,243 · 5 yrs out
Greenfield Community College
$82,509 · 5 yrs out
Oregon Coast Community College
$75,329 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$71,980 · 5 yrs out
Victoria College
$71,251 · 5 yrs out
Brightpoint Community College
$71,184 · 5 yrs out
Midland College
$70,012 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$69,240 · 5 yrs out
Oregon Institute of Technology
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Inver Hills Community College
$68,450 · 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
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
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$66,891 · 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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