Certificate (under 1 year)-14% vs national median269 grads tracked
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Lincoln Land Community College
Ranked 179th of 260 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,754
middle 50%: $24,793 – $52,390
Median · 5 years out
$40,060
middle 50%: $29,120 – $54,453
Median · 10 years out
$47,666
middle 50%: $33,905 – $65,326
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
Lincoln Land Community College certificate holders in Business earn a median of $48k after ten years. First-year earnings average $35k.
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
10.3 yrs
≈ $11,872 total interest
Same major at other universities
College of the Mainland
$40,642 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Valley Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Texas Community College
$40,185 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$40,174 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$40,122 · 5 yrs out
Stark State College
$40,093 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Oregon Community College
$40,037 · 5 yrs out
McLennan Community College
$40,018 · 5 yrs out
Otero College
$39,998 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 9
$39,975 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$39,919 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$39,913 · 5 yrs out
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$95,189 · 5 yrs out
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$84,962 · 5 yrs out
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$80,964 · 5 yrs out
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$69,154 · 5 yrs out
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$68,444 · 5 yrs out
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$66,002 · 5 yrs out
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$65,771 · 5 yrs out
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$65,226 · 5 yrs out
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$63,995 · 5 yrs out
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$63,451 · 5 yrs out
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$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$59,253 · 5 yrs out
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