Certificate (1-2 years)+28% vs national median1,732 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at South Texas College
Ranked 50th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$48,200
middle 50%: $35,162 – $64,488
Median · 5 years out
$66,346
middle 50%: $49,394 – $85,566
Median · 10 years out
$71,369
middle 50%: $54,396 – $93,515
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
South Texas College certificate holders in Health Professions earn a median of $48k in their first year. Median salaries reach $66k at year five and $71k at 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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,064 total interest
Same major at other universities
Temple College
$67,198 · 5 yrs out
Laredo College
$67,165 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$67,050 · 5 yrs out
Dallas College
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$66,690 · 5 yrs out
Shenandoah University
$66,382 · 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
Massachusetts Bay Community College
$65,573 · 5 yrs out
Greenfield Community College
$65,319 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College
$65,273 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at South Texas College
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$89,484 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$82,389 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$66,918 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$65,698 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$65,698 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate)
$64,854 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$63,681 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$61,749 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$61,749 · 5 yrs out
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