Certificate (1-2 years)+22% vs national median380 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Mountain Gateway Community College
Ranked 67th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,293
middle 50%: $31,546 – $56,069
Median · 5 years out
$63,309
middle 50%: $49,907 – $76,098
Median · 10 years out
$70,557
middle 50%: $55,346 – $86,103
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
Health Professions graduates from Mountain Gateway Community College earn a median $43k immediately after completion. By year ten, median salaries reach $71k.
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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,710 total interest
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$64,546 · 5 yrs out
Kauai Community College
$64,351 · 5 yrs out
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$64,351 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$64,183 · 5 yrs out
Columbia Gorge Community College
$63,936 · 5 yrs out
Quinsigamond Community College
$63,346 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$63,254 · 5 yrs out
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$63,249 · 5 yrs out
Angelina College
$62,983 · 5 yrs out
Alvin Community College
$62,612 · 5 yrs out
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$62,539 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Northwestern Community College
$62,260 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Mountain Gateway Community College
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$65,688 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$65,688 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$63,318 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$60,533 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Associate)
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Associate)
$48,715 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$47,939 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$47,939 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$47,802 · 5 yrs out
Forestry (Associate)
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
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