Certificate (1-2 years)+17% vs national median379 grads tracked
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Century College
Ranked 47th of 227 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,209
middle 50%: $27,313 – $50,269
Median · 5 years out
$50,037
middle 50%: $36,582 – $62,894
Median · 10 years out
$46,845
middle 50%: $28,024 – $60,219
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Century College business certificate holders earn a $39k median salary in year one. Earnings rise to $50k by year five.
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
8.6 yrs
≈ $9,576 total interest
Same major at other universities
Clayton State University
$51,480 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$50,935 · 5 yrs out
Carl Sandburg College
$50,402 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$50,227 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Westchester Community College
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Queensborough Community College-CUNY
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Edison State Community College
$49,269 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$49,095 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$48,791 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Denver
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Century College
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$81,733 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Associate)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$81,435 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$81,435 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Certificate)
$75,525 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$74,709 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$74,415 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$72,014 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$71,360 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$71,350 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
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