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Certificate (1-2 years)-13% vs national median141 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Richland Community College

Ranked 163rd of 227 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,095
middle 50%: $21,843 – $42,319
Median · 5 years out
$37,285
middle 50%: $26,618 – $50,096
Median · 10 years out
$42,214
middle 50%: $28,710 – $64,968

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

Richland Community College certificate holders in business and management earn $31k in their first year. Median earnings reach $37k after five years and $42k after ten years.

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
11.5 yrs
≈ $13,561 total interest

Same major at other universities

Windward Community College
$38,279 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$38,141 · 5 yrs out
Marion Technical College
$38,077 · 5 yrs out
Monroe Community College
$38,026 · 5 yrs out
Zane State College
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
$37,247 · 5 yrs out
Morton College
$37,092 · 5 yrs out
Rogue Community College
$37,092 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$36,766 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State College Southeast
$36,674 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Iowa Community College
$36,646 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Richland Community College

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$136,719 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$129,378 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$111,056 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$111,056 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$107,201 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$70,441 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$68,070 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$67,204 · 5 yrs out

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