Certificate (1-2 years)+4% vs national median195 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Tidewater Community College
Ranked 147th of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,984
middle 50%: $27,795 – $58,787
Median · 5 years out
$53,892
middle 50%: $33,916 – $78,496
Median · 10 years out
$62,158
middle 50%: $39,360 – $90,071
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
Tidewater Community College graduates in Health Professions earn a median of $40k initially. Salaries reach $62k by the tenth year.
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
≈ $8,874 total interest
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$54,333 · 5 yrs out
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$54,077 · 5 yrs out
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$54,051 · 5 yrs out
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$53,753 · 5 yrs out
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$53,724 · 5 yrs out
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$53,578 · 5 yrs out
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$53,506 · 5 yrs out
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$53,435 · 5 yrs out
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$53,326 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Tidewater Community College
Engineering (Associate)
$81,090 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$81,090 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$80,325 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$78,072 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,554 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,996 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$72,218 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$69,536 · 5 yrs out
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