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Certificate (1-2 years)+3% vs national median127 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College

Ranked 86th of 227 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,387
middle 50%: $25,703 – $49,855
Median · 5 years out
$44,398
middle 50%: $32,547 – $59,569
Median · 10 years out
$45,543
middle 50%: $32,821 – $58,956

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

Business certificate students at City Colleges of Chicago earn a median of $36k initially. Five-year earnings reach $44k.

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
9.6 yrs
≈ $10,879 total interest

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