WhatGradsMake
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

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