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Associate-30% vs national median572 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at SOWELA Technical Community College

Ranked 463rd of 478 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,574
middle 50%: $23,441 – $37,685
Median · 5 years out
$34,729
middle 50%: $26,776 – $45,162
Median · 10 years out
$43,047
middle 50%: $30,484 – $53,107

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 SOWELA Technical Community College's associate program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $29,574 one year after graduating, rising to $43,047 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 30% below the national median of $49,608 for this field, ranking 463rd 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
12 yrs
≈ $14,505 total interest

Same major at other universities

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley College
$35,419 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Technical College
$35,416 · 5 yrs out
Patrick & Henry Community College
$35,315 · 5 yrs out
Morgan Community College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$34,760 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Virginia Community College
$34,759 · 5 yrs out
North Central Missouri College
$34,494 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Illinois College
$34,458 · 5 yrs out
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
$34,421 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges -Frontier Community College
$34,252 · 5 yrs out
Wytheville Community College
$34,123 · 5 yrs out
John Wood Community College
$33,988 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at SOWELA Technical Community College

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$121,701 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$114,676 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$108,912 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$107,487 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$99,738 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$95,086 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$81,618 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Education (Associate)
$68,164 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Associate)
$68,164 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,382 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$61,969 · 5 yrs out

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