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Certificate (under 1 year)0% vs national median471 grads tracked

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

Ranked 102nd of 260 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$44,794
middle 50%: $31,155 – $59,105
Median · 5 years out
$46,577
middle 50%: $34,615 – $62,196
Median · 10 years out
$52,479
middle 50%: $40,504 – $75,694

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

Graduates of South Suburban College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $44,794 one year after graduating, rising to $52,479 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 0% above the national median of $46,521 for this field, ranking 102nd of 260 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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,140 total interest

Same major at other universities

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 11
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$48,066 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$47,186 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$46,845 · 5 yrs out
Quinsigamond Community College
$46,777 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$46,698 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$46,521 · 5 yrs out
Dallas College
$46,450 · 5 yrs out
Lorain County Community College
$46,298 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$46,249 · 5 yrs out
Bristol Community College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Alvin Community College
$45,751 · 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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