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What Des Moines Area Community College graduates make

Median salaries by major and degree level, 1–10 years after graduation. Click any program for percentiles, national comparison and the payback calculator.

Associate (55)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Accounting and Related Services$41,069$49,399$61,526
Agricultural Business and Management$42,814$53,243$69,498
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields$35,797$43,825$54,178
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$57,674$61,602$68,578
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$32,393$44,478$51,576
Business Administration, Management and Operations$38,000$48,399$60,883
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$38,883$49,217$60,558
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$54,639$63,832$76,305
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$49,802$55,261$61,769
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services$31,687$40,217$49,855
Community Organization and Advocacy$30,731$40,098$46,803
Computer Programming$52,165$73,958$94,122
Computer Software and Media Applications$51,223——
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services$49,523$65,610$83,086
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other$45,808$62,158$75,329
Computer and Information Sciences, General$53,296$67,948$89,177
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$55,699$78,843—
Criminal Justice and Corrections$37,278$52,411$63,742
Culinary Arts and Related Services$33,498$44,576$49,774
Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services$34,331$44,576$49,774
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$62,818$68,222$67,188
Design and Applied Arts$34,546$43,216$53,279
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians$44,681$52,387$64,280
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$49,095$65,986—
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$47,645$60,144$74,391
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$61,498——
Engineering$46,435$55,078$75,035
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$49,602$56,443$71,191
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$29,072$35,154$39,425
Fire Protection$46,845$81,295$88,614
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science$50,539——
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$39,320$52,821$61,456
Graphic Communications$31,687$40,217$49,855
Health Professions and Related Programs$56,815$64,628$70,431
Health and Medical Administrative Services$35,207$44,060$42,235
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)$46,331$62,818$69,612
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians$50,881$68,098—
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services$38,335$54,595$67,079
Hospitality Administration/Management$38,540$51,761$68,098
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$29,072$35,154$39,425
Legal Professions and Studies$42,100$52,569$56,877
Legal Support Services$42,100$52,569$56,877
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$32,402$47,324$58,108
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$32,402$47,324$58,108
Marketing$42,960$53,060$62,260
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians$46,982$60,034$69,032
Precision Metal Working$50,539$63,346$72,896
Precision Production$50,539$63,346$72,896
Public Administration and Social Service Professions$30,731$40,098$46,803
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$57,950$66,468$73,456
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$29,996$42,106$44,939
Surveying Engineering$46,435$55,078$75,035
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$46,806$58,998$67,602
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$33,834$38,483$44,849
Visual and Performing Arts$34,546$43,216$53,279

Certificate (1-2 years) (33)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Accounting and Related Services$36,215$46,435$49,582
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$46,131$47,119—
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$39,076$42,582$48,362
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$28,338$35,961$41,591
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$36,468$42,912$52,226
Carpenters$35,102$47,119$55,817
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services$31,905$41,695—
Construction Trades$35,649$51,389$61,756
Culinary Arts and Related Services$30,764$44,978$54,993
Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services$43,948$54,642$61,889
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$37,066$42,746$48,617
Design and Applied Arts$27,683$37,592—
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians$38,003$55,665$65,081
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers$36,533$56,170$83,557
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$40,922$55,868$65,081
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$38,050$37,935—
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$27,781$32,557$36,215
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science$46,413$57,159$65,986
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$39,196$52,813$63,451
Graphic Communications$31,905$41,695—
Health Professions and Related Programs$35,952$56,951$65,145
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)$35,355$52,636—
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,845——
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$27,134$31,596$32,953
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians$32,077$51,929$63,793
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions$37,316$47,802—
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$34,222$60,904$67,622
Precision Metal Working$42,672$57,838$70,298
Precision Production$42,570$57,619$67,633
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$34,959$62,944$70,769
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$31,189$51,851$63,610
Visual and Performing Arts$27,377$37,592—
Woodworking$40,342$55,935—

Certificate (under 1 year) (41)

Major1 yr5 yrs10 yrs
Accounting and Related Services$39,902$44,398$49,399
Agricultural Business and Management$42,063$51,818$63,451
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields$38,239$48,130$55,935
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$48,893$79,157—
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services$24,580$37,592$45,751
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$39,556——
Biotechnology$39,556——
Business Administration, Management and Operations$30,082$39,009$43,197
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$31,694$37,209$40,729
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$33,780$41,031$46,772
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$30,755$34,840$40,550
Community Organization and Advocacy$46,298$46,924—
Computer Programming$54,051$72,928$77,901
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services$56,877$71,555$84,494
Computer and Information Sciences, General$56,563——
Criminal Justice and Corrections$67,254——
Design and Applied Arts$27,645$41,244—
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$47,856$47,856$60,837
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$64,930——
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$26,659$30,814—
Fire Protection$71,728$85,523$86,568
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$31,089$46,555$52,031
Health Professions and Related Programs$36,115$41,980$43,661
Health and Medical Administrative Services$41,192$46,873$49,960
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)$44,129$57,372$67,254
Homeland Security$47,726——
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services$52,963$81,357$85,364
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$26,659$30,814—
Legal Professions and Studies$43,554$55,111$67,254
Legal Support Services$43,554$55,111$67,254
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$48,487$71,212$72,585
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$48,487$71,212$72,585
Marketing$41,244$47,802$51,223
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians$36,368$51,223$64,930
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$30,631$33,078—
Precision Metal Working$36,674$52,522$65,698
Precision Production$36,841$53,035$65,698
Public Administration and Social Service Professions$46,298$46,924—
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$30,143$42,371$47,392
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$27,044——
Visual and Performing Arts$27,429$41,244—