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Associate-24% vs national median279 grads tracked

Business/Commerce, General at Jefferson College

Ranked 146th of 168 associate programs in Business/Commerce, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,639
middle 50%: $24,518 – $45,008
Median · 5 years out
$40,342
middle 50%: $30,495 – $63,044
Median · 10 years out
$51,929
middle 50%: $38,393 – $69,498

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business/Commerce, General (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Jefferson College's associate program in Business/Commerce, General earn a median $32,639 one year after graduating, rising to $51,929 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 24% below the national median of $52,813 for this field, ranking 146th of 168 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
10.1 yrs
≈ $12,028 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of South Carolina - Lancaster
$41,563 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$41,501 · 5 yrs out
Mountwest Community and Technical College
$41,288 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$41,198 · 5 yrs out
Patrick & Henry Community College
$41,115 · 5 yrs out
Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$40,858 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Shore Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$40,103 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln Land Community College
$40,037 · 5 yrs out
Wytheville Community College
$39,467 · 5 yrs out
Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
$39,380 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern State University
$39,360 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Jefferson College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$72,896 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$65,815 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$63,377 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$60,557 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$60,538 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$58,019 · 5 yrs out

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