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Certificate (1-2 years)-10% vs national median219 grads tracked

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

Ranked 155th of 227 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$30,360
middle 50%: $23,013 – $36,427
Median · 5 years out
$38,623
middle 50%: $30,641 – $47,524
Median · 10 years out
$46,435
middle 50%: $33,639 – $56,976

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 Hawkeye Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $30,360 one year after graduating, rising to $46,435 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% below the national median of $42,912 for this field, ranking 155th 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
10.9 yrs
≈ $13,098 total interest

Same major at other universities

Illinois Valley Community College
$39,139 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$39,129 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$39,058 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 9
$39,048 · 5 yrs out
Ridgewater College
$38,824 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$38,731 · 5 yrs out
Klamath Community College
$38,377 · 5 yrs out
Windward Community College
$38,279 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$38,141 · 5 yrs out
Marion Technical College
$38,077 · 5 yrs out
Monroe Community College
$38,026 · 5 yrs out
Zane State College
$37,592 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Hawkeye Community College

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$82,872 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$81,295 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$77,405 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,903 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$69,577 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$69,577 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,404 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate)
$66,836 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization (Associate)
$65,353 · 5 yrs out

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