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Associate+3% vs national median654 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Purdue University - North Central

Ranked 151st of 478 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,116
middle 50%: $25,176 – $55,906
Median · 5 years out
$50,942
middle 50%: $35,271 – $74,335
Median · 10 years out
$63,154
middle 50%: $41,464 – $91,565

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 - North Central's associate program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $36,116 one year after graduating, rising to $63,154 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% above the national median of $49,608 for this field, ranking 151st 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?

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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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,673 total interest

Same major at other universities

Sinclair Community College
$51,366 · 5 yrs out
Germanna Community College
$51,306 · 5 yrs out
Quinebaug Valley Community College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$51,094 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$51,038 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$50,975 · 5 yrs out
Rose State College
$50,935 · 5 yrs out
Kishwaukee College
$50,919 · 5 yrs out
Laurel Ridge Community College
$50,767 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
$50,734 · 5 yrs out
Kapiolani Community College
$50,731 · 5 yrs out
Tyler Junior College
$50,720 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Purdue University - North Central

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$109,882 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$93,717 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$93,251 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$92,269 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$91,067 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Bachelor's)
$90,582 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$88,193 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$83,805 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$82,048 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$81,860 · 5 yrs out
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$81,295 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$72,024 · 5 yrs out

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