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Certificate (1-2 years)-16% vs national median239 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Lake Land College

Ranked 178th of 227 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,906
middle 50%: $23,032 – $38,967
Median · 5 years out
$36,161
middle 50%: $26,848 – $48,919
Median · 10 years out
$41,920
middle 50%: $29,458 – $54,788

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

Graduates of Lake Land College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $29,906 one year after graduating, rising to $41,920 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 16% below the national median of $42,912 for this field, ranking 178th of 227 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
11.9 yrs
≈ $14,151 total interest

Same major at other universities

L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$36,491 · 5 yrs out
Helena College University of Montana
$36,491 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$36,444 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Highlands Community College
$36,368 · 5 yrs out
Central Virginia Community College
$36,275 · 5 yrs out
Laurel Ridge Community College
$36,215 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Delta Community College
$36,073 · 5 yrs out
North Iowa Area Community College
$35,940 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$35,940 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
$35,823 · 5 yrs out
Southside Virginia Community College
$35,207 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Lake Land College

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,251 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$63,950 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,496 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization (Associate)
$61,468 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Associate)
$57,891 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$56,752 · 5 yrs out

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