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Associate+19% vs national median507 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Purdue University Northwest

Ranked 47th of 478 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$44,371
middle 50%: $30,330 – $63,918
Median · 5 years out
$59,273
middle 50%: $41,217 – $85,231
Median · 10 years out
$68,382
middle 50%: $48,230 – $98,351

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 Northwest's associate program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $44,371 one year after graduating, rising to $68,382 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 19% above the national median of $49,608 for this field, ranking 47th 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
7 yrs
≈ $7,889 total interest

Same major at other universities

San Jacinto Community College District
$60,057 · 5 yrs out
Olivet Nazarene University
$60,018 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$59,933 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$59,809 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Institute of Technology
$59,748 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$59,372 · 5 yrs out
Eastfield College
$59,225 · 5 yrs out
Northern Essex Community College
$58,792 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$58,690 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$58,095 · 5 yrs out
Cedar Valley College
$58,027 · 5 yrs out
Housatonic Community College
$58,016 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Purdue University Northwest

Engineering (Master's)
$117,979 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$117,737 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$116,015 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$102,685 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$98,769 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Bachelor's)
$97,009 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,710 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,590 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$94,574 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$90,582 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$90,081 · 5 yrs out

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