Certificate (under 1 year)-10% vs national median276 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Mountain Gateway Community College
Ranked 201st of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,095
middle 50%: $24,162 – $54,051
Median · 5 years out
$39,884
middle 50%: $26,758 – $60,895
Median · 10 years out
$47,980
middle 50%: $31,435 – $70,012
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
Mountain Gateway Community College Health Professions certificate earners start with a median $33k. Ten-year median pay reaches $48k.
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
10.3 yrs
≈ $12,205 total interest
Same major at other universities
Aiken Technical College
$40,488 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Rappahannock Community College
$40,297 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$40,288 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Virginia Community College
$39,947 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$39,894 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$39,884 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Community College
$39,655 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$39,655 · 5 yrs out
Highland Community College
$39,601 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$39,593 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$39,556 · 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
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$63,309 · 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
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