Associate+16% vs national median269 grads tracked
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Southwestern Illinois College
Ranked 56th of 250 associate programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,233
middle 50%: $26,057 – $50,636
Median · 5 years out
$43,948
middle 50%: $31,470 – $58,808
Median · 10 years out
$54,267
middle 50%: $36,412 – $72,585
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Business Operations Support and Assistant Services (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Southwestern Illinois College business support graduates earn $35k in their first year. Median earnings increase to $44k by the fifth year.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
9.3 yrs
≈ $10,894 total interest
Same major at other universities
Mt. Hood Community College
$44,978 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$44,592 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$44,534 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$44,488 · 5 yrs out
Kingsborough Community College/CUNY
$44,098 · 5 yrs out
Hudson Valley Community College
$44,087 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii Maui College
$43,820 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$43,820 · 5 yrs out
Midland College
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$43,588 · 5 yrs out
Navarro College
$43,497 · 5 yrs out
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$99,192 · 5 yrs out
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$80,595 · 5 yrs out
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$72,907 · 5 yrs out
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$72,907 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$72,441 · 5 yrs out
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$70,557 · 5 yrs out
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$70,365 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$69,946 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
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$68,650 · 5 yrs out
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$68,526 · 5 yrs out
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$67,570 · 5 yrs out
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