Program Payoff

Highline College

Des Moines, Washington. 63 certificate and associate programs, public. 63 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Washington.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $12,950 $64,493 (47) $124,200
Registered Nurses
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $40,438 (48) $59,290
Medical Assistants
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree $31,974 (12) $74,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $6,615 $28,960 (103) $78,940
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $96,550
Accountants and Auditors
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree not published $96,550
Accountants and Auditors
Air Transportation Undergraduate certificate not published $229,900
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree not published $137,520
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $59,290
Medical Assistants
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Undergraduate certificate not published $60,750
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $69,270
Audio and Video Technicians
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $69,270
Audio and Video Technicians
Biology, General Associate's degree not published $102,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree not published $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree not published $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Business/Commerce, General Associate's degree not published $133,750
General and Operations Managers
Computer Programming Undergraduate certificate not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Programming Associate's degree not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Undergraduate certificate not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Associate's degree not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Associate's degree not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $166,540
Software Developers
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $124,160
Project Management Specialists
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Associate's degree not published $124,160
Project Management Specialists
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $47,100
Security Guards
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $46,800
Cooks, Restaurant
Design and Applied Arts Undergraduate certificate not published $130,480
Web and Digital Interface Designers
Design and Applied Arts Associate's degree not published $130,480
Web and Digital Interface Designers
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $73,000
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $73,000
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Associate's degree not published $132,710
Electrical Engineers
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $133,750
General and Operations Managers
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Associate's degree not published $133,750
General and Operations Managers
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Associate's degree not published $60,750
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Graphic Communications Associate's degree not published $49,800
Printing Press Operators
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies Undergraduate certificate not published $49,180
Nursing Assistants
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies Associate's degree not published $49,180
Nursing Assistants
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $79,480
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree not published $79,480
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Homeland Security Undergraduate certificate not published $164,160
Managers, All Other
Homeland Security Associate's degree not published $164,160
Managers, All Other
Hospitality Administration/Management Undergraduate certificate not published $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Hospitality Administration/Management Associate's degree not published $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Human Resources Management and Services Undergraduate certificate not published $84,550
Human Resources Specialists
International Business Undergraduate certificate not published $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
International Business Associate's degree not published $100,360
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Legal Support Services Undergraduate certificate not published $79,400
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Legal Support Services Associate's degree not published $79,400
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Marketing Undergraduate certificate not published $95,120
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Mechanical Engineering Associate's degree not published $110,430
Mechanical Engineers
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $74,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Undergraduate certificate not published
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $49,220
Opticians, Dispensing
Physical Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $102,670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate not published $49,180
Nursing Assistants
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Undergraduate certificate not published $81,860
Training and Development Specialists
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Undergraduate certificate not published $48,030
Coaches and Scouts
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Associate's degree not published $48,030
Coaches and Scouts
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Undergraduate certificate not published $102,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree not published $102,350
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teaching Assistants/Aides Associate's degree not published $50,460
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.