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Associate-9% vs national median987 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Southern Maine Community College

Ranked 276th of 478 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,889
middle 50%: $25,646 – $45,346
Median · 5 years out
$45,291
middle 50%: $34,426 – $62,211
Median · 10 years out
$58,123
middle 50%: $41,776 – $77,702

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 Southern Maine Community College's associate program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $33,889 one year after graduating, rising to $58,123 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% below the national median of $49,608 for this field, ranking 276th 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
9.1 yrs
≈ $10,812 total interest

Same major at other universities

Seminole State College
$45,582 · 5 yrs out
Blue Mountain Community College
$45,582 · 5 yrs out
Columbia Gorge Community College
$45,525 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$45,480 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$45,427 · 5 yrs out
Vernon College
$45,334 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$45,270 · 5 yrs out
Stark State College
$45,159 · 5 yrs out
Alexandria Technical and Community College
$45,132 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$45,121 · 5 yrs out
Angelina College
$45,118 · 5 yrs out
Northland Community and Technical College
$45,075 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southern Maine Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$69,033 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$66,921 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$63,124 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$58,189 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$57,991 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$57,552 · 5 yrs out

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