Certificate (under 1 year)+43% vs national median366 grads tracked
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Arapahoe Community College
Ranked 17th of 260 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$57,619
middle 50%: $37,466 – $85,074
Median · 5 years out
$66,572
middle 50%: $45,751 – $91,987
Median · 10 years out
$65,353
middle 50%: $47,726 – $99,824
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Arapahoe Community College graduates in Business earn a median of $58k in year one. This increases to $67k after five years.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,265 total interest
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Clackamas Community College
$71,476 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$69,727 · 5 yrs out
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$68,363 · 5 yrs out
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$67,887 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$67,419 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
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$66,213 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$65,882 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Crookston
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
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$64,666 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$63,305 · 5 yrs out
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$87,772 · 5 yrs out
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$78,843 · 5 yrs out
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$74,110 · 5 yrs out
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$73,872 · 5 yrs out
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$71,212 · 5 yrs out
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