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Associate-21% vs national median323 grads tracked

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions at Mountain Empire Community College

Ranked 280th of 294 associate programs in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,357
middle 50%: $30,509 – $55,598
Median · 5 years out
$51,418
middle 50%: $39,342 – $66,172
Median · 10 years out
$56,676
middle 50%: $40,236 – $74,178

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

At Mountain Empire Community College, Allied Health graduates earn a median of $41,357 in their first year. Salaries reach $51,418 after five years and $56,676 after ten years.

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
8 yrs
≈ $9,002 total interest

Same major at other universities

Carl Sandburg College
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Virginia Community College
$52,698 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$52,612 · 5 yrs out
Wytheville Community College
$51,576 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$51,496 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Olney Central College
$51,372 · 5 yrs out
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Western Wyoming Community College
$50,881 · 5 yrs out
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
$50,441 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Francis
$50,227 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Iowa Community College
$49,855 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Mountain Empire Community College

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$63,309 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$59,216 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Associate)
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Associate)
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$57,562 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$57,562 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$48,694 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$47,682 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$46,746 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other (Associate)
$46,663 · 5 yrs out

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