Associate-11% vs national median580 grads tracked
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Southwestern Illinois College
Ranked 307th of 478 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,275
middle 50%: $26,682 – $50,477
Median · 5 years out
$44,060
middle 50%: $31,146 – $59,174
Median · 10 years out
$55,653
middle 50%: $37,389 – $72,888
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 Management graduates earn $36k initially. Median earnings hit $56k after ten years.
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
9.2 yrs
≈ $10,677 total interest
Same major at other universities
Montana State University - Billings
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
South Texas College
$44,379 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Cobleskill
$44,295 · 5 yrs out
Great Falls College Montana State University
$44,263 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Morrisville
$44,212 · 5 yrs out
Clinton Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$44,105 · 5 yrs out
Morton College
$44,048 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$43,986 · 5 yrs out
Genesee Community College
$43,965 · 5 yrs out
BridgeValley Community and Technical College
$43,929 · 5 yrs out
Connors State College
$43,842 · 5 yrs out
Trinity Valley Community College
$43,768 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Southwestern Illinois College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$80,595 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$72,907 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$72,907 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$72,441 · 5 yrs out
Carpenters (Certificate)
$70,557 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$70,365 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$69,946 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$68,650 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$68,526 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
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