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Certificate (under 1 year)-7% vs national median108 grads tracked

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

Ranked 137th of 260 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,729
middle 50%: $24,810 – $60,837
Median · 5 years out
$43,399
middle 50%: $29,996 – $59,022
Median · 10 years out
$54,051
middle 50%: $37,592 – $74,872

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Purdue University - North Central offers certificates in Business and Management with a $40,729 median first-year salary. Ten-year earnings for these graduates average $54k.

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
8.9 yrs
≈ $10,118 total interest

Same major at other universities

Sinclair Community College
$43,845 · 5 yrs out
Quinebaug Valley Community College
$43,803 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$43,778 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$43,566 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$43,497 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$43,469 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern Connecticut Community College
$43,384 · 5 yrs out
Ranger College
$43,384 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$43,194 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$43,181 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$43,124 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$43,047 · 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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