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Certificate (under 1 year)-39% vs national median57 grads tracked

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

Ranked 258th of 260 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,807
middle 50%: $26,478 – $42,467
Median · 5 years out
$28,276
middle 50%: $18,757 – $40,680
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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

Graduates of Minnesota West Community and Technical College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $32,807 one year after graduating, rising to $28,276 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 39% below the national median of $46,521 for this field, ranking 258th of 260 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
17 yrs
≈ $19,001 total interest

Same major at other universities

J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$31,024 · 5 yrs out
John A. Logan College
$30,945 · 5 yrs out
Denmark Technical College
$30,786 · 5 yrs out
Paris Junior College
$30,696 · 5 yrs out
Zane State College
$30,437 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$29,214 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$28,276 · 5 yrs out
Heartland Community College
$26,618 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$81,339 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$80,008 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$73,677 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Certificate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural and Food Products Processing (Certificate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$71,412 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Associate)
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$65,835 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$65,835 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$64,916 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$63,170 · 5 yrs out

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