Certificate (1-2 years)+4% vs national median966 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Texas State Technical College
Ranked 144th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,838
middle 50%: $28,621 – $51,817
Median · 5 years out
$54,051
middle 50%: $36,684 – $72,354
Median · 10 years out
$65,634
middle 50%: $45,609 – $88,826
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
This health program offers a median first-year salary of $40k. Ten-year earnings reach $66k.
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
7.7 yrs
≈ $8,851 total interest
Same major at other universities
Itasca Community College
$54,479 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$54,404 · 5 yrs out
Davis Technical College
$54,379 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$54,333 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Lakes Community College
$54,077 · 5 yrs out
Ulster County Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
East Central College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$53,892 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$53,753 · 5 yrs out
Saint Charles Community College
$53,724 · 5 yrs out
Shawnee Community College
$53,578 · 5 yrs out
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$126,300 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$122,926 · 5 yrs out
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$109,537 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$86,605 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$83,187 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,000 · 5 yrs out
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$77,691 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$77,691 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
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$74,301 · 5 yrs out
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$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Public Health (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
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