Associate-6% vs national median368 grads tracked
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Rock Valley College
Ranked 238th of 478 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,920
middle 50%: $26,487 – $48,487
Median · 5 years out
$46,821
middle 50%: $35,910 – $62,287
Median · 10 years out
$58,934
middle 50%: $43,231 – $76,204
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Business and Marketing graduates earn a median of $36k in year one. Ten-year earnings reach $59k.
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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,273 total interest
Same major at other universities
Cisco College
$46,994 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Broome Community College
$46,982 · 5 yrs out
Albany State University
$46,967 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Augusta
$46,860 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Fayette, The Eberly Campus
$46,845 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$46,829 · 5 yrs out
Marion Technical College
$46,783 · 5 yrs out
McLennan Community College
$46,753 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$46,721 · 5 yrs out
Ulster County Community College
$46,708 · 5 yrs out
Frank Phillips College
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
Northern Oklahoma College
$46,636 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Rock Valley College
Construction Trades (Associate)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$96,422 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,260 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,728 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$72,966 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,961 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,489 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$69,834 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
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