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Associate-14% vs national median307 grads tracked

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

Ranked 14th of 20 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,705
middle 50%: $24,431 – $52,536
Median · 5 years out
$50,393
middle 50%: $35,666 – $73,958
Median · 10 years out
$60,622
middle 50%: $41,262 – $88,888

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (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, Other earn a median $33,705 one year after graduating, rising to $60,622 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% below the national median of $58,590 for this field, ranking 14th of 20 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
8.5 yrs
≈ $10,103 total interest

Same major at other universities

Three Rivers Community College
$59,065 · 5 yrs out
Housatonic Community College
$58,590 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$57,799 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut State Community College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Manchester Community College
$56,473 · 5 yrs out
Quinebaug Valley Community College
$52,031 · 5 yrs out
James A. Rhodes State College
$49,019 · 5 yrs out
Roxbury Community College
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
Dalton State College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Niagara County Community College
$42,033 · 5 yrs out
East Central College
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$41,154 · 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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