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Associate-29% vs national median38 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other at East Central College

Ranked 19th of 20 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,905
middle 50%: $23,338 – $44,398
Median · 5 years out
$41,695
middle 50%: $30,143 – $53,107
Median · 10 years out
$51,223
middle 50%: $37,041 – $79,787

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of East Central College's associate program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other earn a median $31,905 one year after graduating, rising to $51,223 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 29% below the national median of $58,590 for this field, ranking 19th of 20 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
10 yrs
≈ $11,939 total interest

Same major at other universities

Quinebaug Valley Community College
$52,031 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University - North Central
$50,393 · 5 yrs out
James A. Rhodes State College
$49,019 · 5 yrs out
Roxbury Community College
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
Dalton State College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Niagara County Community College
$42,033 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$41,154 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at East Central College

Engineering (Associate)
$80,230 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$80,230 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,728 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$66,034 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$61,167 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$59,673 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$58,574 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$58,574 · 5 yrs out

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