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Certificate (1-2 years)+17% vs national median91 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Carl Sandburg College

Ranked 44th of 227 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,596
middle 50%: $25,850 – $44,805
Median · 5 years out
$50,402
middle 50%: $32,854 – $72,156
Median · 10 years out
$42,505
middle 50%: $31,611 – $72,585

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 Carl Sandburg College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $34,596 one year after graduating, rising to $42,505 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 17% above the national median of $42,912 for this field, ranking 44th 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?

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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
9.2 yrs
≈ $10,302 total interest

Same major at other universities

Tulsa Community College
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
Saint Charles Community College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Augusta
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
Clayton State University
$51,480 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$50,935 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$50,227 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Westchester Community College
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$50,037 · 5 yrs out
Queensborough Community College-CUNY
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Edison State Community College
$49,269 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$49,095 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Carl Sandburg College

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$74,805 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$64,565 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$59,900 · 5 yrs out
Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services (Associate)
$58,264 · 5 yrs out
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science (Associate)
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate)
$56,796 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$55,817 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$55,621 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$48,829 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$48,487 · 5 yrs out

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