Certificate (1-2 years)-4% vs national median255 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
Ranked 202nd of 370 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,956
middle 50%: $26,620 – $53,892
Median · 5 years out
$49,855
middle 50%: $37,209 – $67,570
Median · 10 years out
$57,726
middle 50%: $45,075 – $79,157
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
Certificate graduates in Health Professions see a first-year median salary of $36k. Pay scales up to $50k at the five-year mark and $58k by year ten.
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
8.5 yrs
≈ $9,896 total interest
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$50,243 · 5 yrs out
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$50,240 · 5 yrs out
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$50,215 · 5 yrs out
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$50,183 · 5 yrs out
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$50,044 · 5 yrs out
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$49,968 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Central Community College
$49,758 · 5 yrs out
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$49,734 · 5 yrs out
Lake Superior College
$49,666 · 5 yrs out
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$49,627 · 5 yrs out
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$49,531 · 5 yrs out
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$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$76,658 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$68,346 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,343 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$66,937 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$59,422 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$56,538 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Certificate)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
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