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Certificate (under 1 year)-18% vs national median104 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Northwest Technical College - Bemidji

Ranked 206th of 260 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$27,172
middle 50%: $20,281 – $40,729
Median · 5 years out
$37,915
middle 50%: $28,836 – $48,585
Median · 10 years out
$44,060
middle 50%: $32,785 – $59,600

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 Northwest Technical College - Bemidji's certificate (under 1 year) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $27,172 one year after graduating, rising to $44,060 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 19% below the national median of $46,521 for this field, ranking 206th 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?

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
11.7 yrs
≈ $14,135 total interest

Same major at other universities

Midlands Technical College
$38,534 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$38,509 · 5 yrs out
Black Hawk College
$38,416 · 5 yrs out
Belmont College
$38,141 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$38,141 · 5 yrs out
Galveston College
$38,050 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$37,891 · 5 yrs out
Central Virginia Community College
$37,867 · 5 yrs out
Brazosport College
$37,821 · 5 yrs out
Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
$37,788 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$37,701 · 5 yrs out
Mountainland Technical College
$37,316 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Northwest Technical College - Bemidji

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$77,350 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$64,280 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$64,274 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate)
$56,956 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades, General (Certificate)
$56,249 · 5 yrs out
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Certificate)
$55,699 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
Carpenters (Certificate)
$54,993 · 5 yrs out

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