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Certificate (1-2 years)+14% vs national median80 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Arapahoe Community College

Ranked 50th of 227 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$44,549
middle 50%: $29,502 – $56,877
Median · 5 years out
$49,095
middle 50%: $41,154 – $62,693
Median · 10 years out
$53,107
middle 50%: $39,163 – $63,610

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Arapahoe Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $44,549 one year after graduating, rising to $53,107 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% above the national median of $42,912 for this field, ranking 50th of 227 reporting programs.

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
8.1 yrs
≈ $8,877 total interest

Same major at other universities

Carl Sandburg College
$50,402 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$50,227 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Westchester Community College
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$50,037 · 5 yrs out
Queensborough Community College-CUNY
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Edison State Community College
$49,269 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$48,791 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Denver
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Kauai Community College
$48,357 · 5 yrs out
Kapiolani Community College
$48,057 · 5 yrs out
Dakota County Technical College
$48,030 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Arapahoe Community College

Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$96,991 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$94,228 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$93,789 · 5 yrs out
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$81,157 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,110 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$74,110 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$73,872 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$71,696 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out

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