WhatGradsMake
Certificate (under 1 year)+16% vs national median193 grads tracked

Health Professions and Related Programs at Western Texas College

Ranked 64th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,356
middle 50%: $33,883 – $52,260
Median · 5 years out
$51,537
middle 50%: $39,184 – $66,717
Median · 10 years out
$60,021
middle 50%: $48,096 – $78,843

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

Graduates of Western Texas College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Health Professions and Related Programs earn a median $43,356 one year after graduating, rising to $60,021 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 16% above the national median of $44,345 for this field, ranking 64th of 303 reporting programs.

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
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,710 total interest

Same major at other universities

Carl Sandburg College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Ranger College
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
Southern State Community College
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
Cisco College
$51,757 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$51,301 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$51,182 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$51,152 · 5 yrs out
Quinsigamond Community College
$50,858 · 5 yrs out
Central Virginia Community College
$50,771 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$50,591 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Western Texas College

Construction Trades (Certificate)
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services (Associate)
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Associate)
$47,297 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$46,249 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Associate)
$44,624 · 5 yrs out

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