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Associate+10% vs national median1,039 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Purdue University Fort Wayne

Ranked 105th of 478 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$38,623
middle 50%: $27,261 – $54,127
Median · 5 years out
$54,395
middle 50%: $40,037 – $68,921
Median · 10 years out
$67,692
middle 50%: $49,889 – $89,961

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

Graduates of Purdue University Fort Wayne's associate program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $38,623 one year after graduating, rising to $67,692 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% above the national median of $49,608 for this field, ranking 105th of 478 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
7.7 yrs
≈ $8,950 total interest

Same major at other universities

CUNY Medgar Evers College
$54,679 · 5 yrs out
Holyoke Community College
$54,674 · 5 yrs out
Tulsa Community College
$54,646 · 5 yrs out
Lakeland Community College
$54,531 · 5 yrs out
Brazosport College
$54,503 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers Community College
$54,453 · 5 yrs out
Queensborough Community College-CUNY
$54,349 · 5 yrs out
Blinn College
$54,067 · 5 yrs out
Galveston College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
College of the Mainland
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Virginia Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Greenfield Community College
$53,883 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Purdue University Fort Wayne

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$127,241 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$121,240 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$110,938 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$107,834 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$102,996 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$93,945 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$89,353 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$87,389 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$87,056 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$86,911 · 5 yrs out

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