Certificate (under 1 year)-27% vs national median200 grads tracked
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Richland Community College
Ranked 237th of 260 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,128
middle 50%: $25,331 – $42,722
Median · 5 years out
$34,057
middle 50%: $25,713 – $46,517
Median · 10 years out
$39,731
middle 50%: $25,937 – $49,731
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
Business and Marketing certificate holders earn a median $34,128 initially. Median earnings reach $39,731 by year 10.
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
12.1 yrs
≈ $13,929 total interest
Same major at other universities
Lake Land College
$35,120 · 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
Wharton County Junior College
$33,984 · 5 yrs out
Horry - Georgetown Technical College
$33,834 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$33,695 · 5 yrs out
Weatherford College
$33,372 · 5 yrs out
Lake Superior College
$33,372 · 5 yrs out
South Texas College
$33,009 · 5 yrs out
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$136,719 · 5 yrs out
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$129,378 · 5 yrs out
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$111,056 · 5 yrs out
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$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
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$67,204 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,818 · 5 yrs out
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