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Associate+1% vs national median433 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Illinois Central College

Ranked 170th of 478 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,067
middle 50%: $28,693 – $64,159
Median · 5 years out
$49,855
middle 50%: $36,727 – $75,015
Median · 10 years out
$56,620
middle 50%: $38,668 – $97,019

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 Illinois Central College's associate program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $40,067 one year after graduating, rising to $56,620 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% above the national median of $49,608 for this field, ranking 170th 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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,345 total interest

Same major at other universities

Dakota State University
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Wharton County Junior College
$50,030 · 5 yrs out
Navarro College
$49,992 · 5 yrs out
Grayson College
$49,932 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$49,882 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana Western (The)
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma City Community College
$49,826 · 5 yrs out
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
$49,713 · 5 yrs out
South Suburban College
$49,659 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$49,608 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$49,592 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Fort Kent
$49,582 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Illinois Central College

Engineering (Associate)
$84,400 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$84,400 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$79,950 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,487 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,397 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization (Associate)
$70,211 · 5 yrs out
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,443 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,694 · 5 yrs out

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