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Certificate (1-2 years)-11% vs national median41 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Rock Valley College

Ranked 158th of 227 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$27,886
middle 50%: $23,447 – $34,024
Median · 5 years out
$38,141
middle 50%: $26,659 – $51,223
Median · 10 years out
n/a
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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

Graduates of Rock Valley College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $27,886 one year after graduating, rising to $38,141 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 11% below the national median of $42,912 for this field, ranking 158th of 227 reporting programs.

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
12.3 yrs
≈ $14,491 total interest

Same major at other universities

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 9
$39,048 · 5 yrs out
Ridgewater College
$38,824 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$38,731 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$38,623 · 5 yrs out
Klamath Community College
$38,377 · 5 yrs out
Windward Community College
$38,279 · 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
Richland Community College
$37,285 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
$37,247 · 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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