Associate+5% vs national median1,088 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Howard County Junior College District
Ranked 172nd of 490 associate programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$66,855
middle 50%: $49,821 – $82,236
Median · 5 years out
$71,823
middle 50%: $52,192 – $89,712
Median · 10 years out
$75,619
middle 50%: $52,470 – $93,028
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 Profession graduates from Howard County Junior College District earn $67k in year one. Salaries reach $76k 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
5.2 yrs
≈ $5,411 total interest
Same major at other universities
Miles Community College
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Oklahoma State College
$72,204 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State College Southeast
$72,183 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$72,172 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Delta Community College
$71,931 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$71,911 · 5 yrs out
Paris Junior College
$71,776 · 5 yrs out
Trinidad State College
$71,712 · 5 yrs out
Murray State College
$71,624 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bronx Community College
$71,525 · 5 yrs out
Hudson Valley Community College
$71,411 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Junior College
$71,374 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Howard County Junior College District
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$86,835 · 5 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate)
$71,690 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$64,308 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$61,403 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$55,540 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$55,322 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Certificate)
$52,479 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Associate)
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Associate)
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
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