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Certificate (under 1 year)+14% vs national median1,983 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at College Of DuPage

Ranked 70th of 260 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,229
middle 50%: $28,468 – $60,351
Median · 5 years out
$52,983
middle 50%: $36,705 – $72,896
Median · 10 years out
$56,216
middle 50%: $39,310 – $81,613

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

Certificate holders in business and marketing earn a median first-year salary of $42k. Mid-career earnings for this group rise to $56k after ten years.

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
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,735 total interest

Same major at other universities

Frank Phillips College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Mountain View College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Laurel Ridge Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$53,455 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$53,270 · 5 yrs out
Tyler Junior College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Mount Wachusett Community College
$52,950 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$52,723 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$52,709 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Richland College
$52,590 · 5 yrs out
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
$52,064 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at College Of DuPage

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$105,399 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$105,399 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$96,190 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$90,582 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$87,221 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$86,855 · 5 yrs out
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (Associate)
$86,086 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$81,833 · 5 yrs out
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications (Certificate)
$81,462 · 5 yrs out
Geography and Cartography (Certificate)
$80,415 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$80,258 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Certificate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out

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