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Associate+7% vs national median432 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at College of Lake County

Ranked 120th of 478 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$47,730
middle 50%: $34,697 – $61,949
Median · 5 years out
$53,008
middle 50%: $39,769 – $69,049
Median · 10 years out
$65,458
middle 50%: $47,623 – $82,737

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of College of Lake County's associate program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $47,730 one year after graduating, rising to $65,458 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $49,608 for this field, ranking 120th of 478 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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,029 total interest

Same major at other universities

Northwest Vista College
$53,283 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$53,279 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bronx Community College
$53,158 · 5 yrs out
Riverland Community College
$53,145 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$53,073 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$53,013 · 5 yrs out
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
$52,935 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$52,893 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$52,821 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$52,793 · 5 yrs out
Bristol Community College
$52,707 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$52,577 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at College of Lake County

Fire Protection (Associate)
$112,340 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Certificate)
$95,590 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$86,717 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$86,086 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$85,430 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$80,647 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$78,110 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,582 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$74,878 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out

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