Certificate (under 1 year)+22% vs national median956 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Kilgore College
Ranked 49th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$44,292
middle 50%: $33,833 – $53,677
Median · 5 years out
$54,014
middle 50%: $41,300 – $69,016
Median · 10 years out
$57,448
middle 50%: $41,914 – $77,408
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
Health professions certificate holders start with a median salary of $44k. Ten-year median pay reaches $57k.
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
7.5 yrs
≈ $8,379 total interest
Same major at other universities
Houston Community College
$55,497 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$55,432 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$54,836 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
Brookhaven College
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$54,333 · 5 yrs out
Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College
$53,814 · 5 yrs out
Tunxis Community College
$53,552 · 5 yrs out
Albany State University
$53,358 · 5 yrs out
Bunker Hill Community College
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Technical College
$53,279 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$53,276 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Kilgore College
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$108,520 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$108,520 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$99,772 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$94,656 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$88,299 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$77,524 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,994 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,605 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$71,070 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate)
$68,679 · 5 yrs out
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