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Certificate (under 1 year)-5% vs national median736 grads tracked

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

Ranked 124th of 260 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,079
middle 50%: $28,459 – $59,386
Median · 5 years out
$44,233
middle 50%: $32,149 – $62,005
Median · 10 years out
$50,744
middle 50%: $35,382 – $71,555

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 $41k in year 1, $44k at year 5, and $51k by year 10. Their rank is 124th among 260 peers for year‑5 earnings.

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 yrs
≈ $10,014 total interest

Same major at other universities

Community College of Denver
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
Mt. Hood Community College
$44,849 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$44,624 · 5 yrs out
Odessa College
$44,568 · 5 yrs out
Klamath Community College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$44,286 · 5 yrs out
Kishwaukee College
$44,206 · 5 yrs out
Chemeketa Community College
$44,117 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$44,046 · 5 yrs out
James A. Rhodes State College
$44,020 · 5 yrs out
San Antonio College
$44,010 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$43,960 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at College of Lake County

Fire Protection (Associate)
$112,340 · 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
Engineering (Associate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out

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