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Associate-14% vs national median72 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Colorado Mesa University

Ranked 341st of 478 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,276
middle 50%: $22,038 – $35,626
Median · 5 years out
$42,423
middle 50%: $31,679 – $55,464
Median · 10 years out
$46,055
middle 50%: $34,546 – $52,813

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Colorado Mesa University's associate program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $28,276 one year after graduating, rising to $46,055 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% below the national median of $49,608 for this field, ranking 341st of 478 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?

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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
10.6 yrs
≈ $12,721 total interest

Same major at other universities

Terra State Community College
$42,570 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$42,542 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$42,514 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14
$42,471 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Maine Community College
$42,463 · 5 yrs out
Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College
$42,446 · 5 yrs out
Indian Hills Community College
$42,423 · 5 yrs out
Rappahannock Community College
$42,346 · 5 yrs out
York County Community College
$42,325 · 5 yrs out
Southern State Community College
$42,190 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 11
$42,146 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Delta Community College
$42,092 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Colorado Mesa University

Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$89,103 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate)
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$84,259 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$84,159 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$84,159 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$78,278 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$76,868 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Certificate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out

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