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Certificate (1-2 years)-5% vs national median150 grads tracked

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

Ranked 125th of 227 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,137
middle 50%: $22,939 – $36,322
Median · 5 years out
$40,680
middle 50%: $31,024 – $56,203
Median · 10 years out
$38,216
middle 50%: $29,416 – $56,053

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 and management certificate holders at Illinois Central College earn $28k in year one. Salaries reach $41k by year five and $38k by year ten.

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
11.8 yrs
≈ $13,721 total interest

Same major at other universities

Emily Griffith Technical College
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$41,220 · 5 yrs out
Rappahannock Community College
$41,138 · 5 yrs out
Bridgerland Technical College
$41,019 · 5 yrs out
Western Dakota Technical College
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
John Wood Community College
$40,642 · 5 yrs out
Jefferson College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Central Oregon Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Clark State College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Davis Technical College
$40,342 · 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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