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Associate+8% vs national median100 grads tracked

General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations at Kirkwood Community College

Ranked 18th of 57 associate programs in General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,412
middle 50%: $27,078 – $44,206
Median · 5 years out
$49,855
middle 50%: $37,763 – $66,580
Median · 10 years out
$61,737
middle 50%: $47,224 – $80,258

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Kirkwood Community College's associate program in General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations earn a median $36,412 one year after graduating, rising to $61,737 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% above the national median of $46,327 for this field, ranking 18th of 57 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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,777 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Cincinnati
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$52,821 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
$52,107 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$51,028 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$50,831 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
$49,972 · 5 yrs out
Cuyahoga Community College
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Orange County Community College
$48,943 · 5 yrs out
Herkimer County Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Ridgewater College
$47,740 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Kirkwood Community College

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,675 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,528 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$65,511 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out

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