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Associate+41% vs national median44 grads tracked

Finance and Financial Management Services at William Rainey Harper College

Ranked 1st of 23 associate programs in Finance and Financial Management Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$54,453
middle 50%: $36,215 – $67,887
Median · 5 years out
$66,779
middle 50%: $47,119 – $89,036
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Finance and Financial Management Services (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of William Rainey Harper College's associate program in Finance and Financial Management Services earn a median $54,453 one year after graduating, rising to $66,779 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 41% above the national median of $47,210 for this field, ranking 1st of 23 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
6 yrs
≈ $6,511 total interest

Same major at other universities

North Lake College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Bunker Hill Community College
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
San Antonio College
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$57,001 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at William Rainey Harper College

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$88,474 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$84,323 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Associate)
$82,479 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$78,929 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$78,864 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$76,224 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$75,889 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$75,444 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$75,444 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$75,192 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$74,307 · 5 yrs out

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