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Certificate (1-2 years)+7% vs national median124 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at South Suburban College

Ranked 70th of 227 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,709
middle 50%: $28,474 – $59,422
Median · 5 years out
$45,751
middle 50%: $35,298 – $61,036
Median · 10 years out
$48,852
middle 50%: $39,998 – $62,605

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 South Suburban College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $42,709 one year after graduating, rising to $48,852 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $42,912 for this field, ranking 70th 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
8.8 yrs
≈ $9,596 total interest

Same major at other universities

J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$46,435 · 5 yrs out
Leeward Community College
$46,147 · 5 yrs out
Richland College
$46,142 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College
$46,024 · 5 yrs out
Black Hawk College
$45,912 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$45,875 · 5 yrs out
Lake Superior College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$45,600 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
$45,463 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$45,210 · 5 yrs out
Hill College
$45,210 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at South Suburban College

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Certificate)
$89,546 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$85,925 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$83,876 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$76,414 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate)
$64,779 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$64,338 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Certificate)
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$61,388 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,353 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades, General (Certificate)
$58,065 · 5 yrs out

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