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Certificate (under 1 year)-25% vs national median1,006 grads tracked

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

Ranked 231st of 260 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,450
middle 50%: $21,874 – $37,939
Median · 5 years out
$35,120
middle 50%: $26,385 – $48,774
Median · 10 years out
$39,449
middle 50%: $28,692 – $57,598

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

Graduates of Lake Land College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $28,450 one year after graduating, rising to $39,449 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 25% below the national median of $46,521 for this field, ranking 231st of 260 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
12.7 yrs
≈ $15,081 total interest

Same major at other universities

Central Carolina Technical College
$35,828 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$35,615 · 5 yrs out
Angelina College
$35,430 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers College
$35,364 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Bend College
$35,184 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$35,145 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$35,012 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$34,946 · 5 yrs out
Vernon College
$34,630 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$34,546 · 5 yrs out
Morton College
$34,271 · 5 yrs out
Richland Community College
$34,057 · 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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