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Certificate (under 1 year)+7% vs national median96 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at North Iowa Area Community College

Ranked 89th of 260 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,735
middle 50%: $23,148 – $35,940
Median · 5 years out
$49,855
middle 50%: $32,115 – $72,014
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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

Graduates of North Iowa Area Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $29,735 one year after graduating, rising to $49,855 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $46,521 for this field, ranking 89th of 260 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
9.3 yrs
≈ $10,979 total interest

Same major at other universities

Emily Griffith Technical College
$50,539 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$50,269 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Cedar Valley College
$49,929 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$49,889 · 5 yrs out
College of Coastal Georgia
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Lakeland Community College
$49,513 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts Bay Community College
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$49,371 · 5 yrs out
Ogden-Weber Technical College
$49,269 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$49,221 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Junior College
$48,698 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at North Iowa Area Community College

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,521 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,521 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$65,782 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$60,256 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$58,227 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate)
$56,743 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Production Operations (Associate)
$56,620 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$56,134 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$56,134 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$55,040 · 5 yrs out

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