Certificate (under 1 year)+56% vs national median1,775 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at El Paso Community College
Ranked 14th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$50,800
middle 50%: $31,988 – $70,072
Median · 5 years out
$69,240
middle 50%: $43,858 – $89,824
Median · 10 years out
$71,484
middle 50%: $43,768 – $97,792
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
El Paso Community College health certificate holders earn a median $51k in year one. Ten-year median earnings sit at $71k.
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
6 yrs
≈ $6,694 total interest
Same major at other universities
Oregon Coast Community College
$75,329 · 5 yrs out
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
$74,055 · 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
Oregon Institute of Technology
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Inver Hills Community College
$68,450 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$66,094 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$64,854 · 5 yrs out
Paris Junior College
$64,216 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$63,923 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at El Paso Community College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$85,722 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$77,857 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$77,847 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$72,598 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$69,348 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$67,497 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$66,247 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$65,717 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering (Associate)
$65,634 · 5 yrs out
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