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Certificate (1-2 years)-2% vs national median32 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Montana State University - Billings

Ranked 109th of 227 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,659
middle 50%: $20,163 – $33,861
Median · 5 years out
$42,146
middle 50%: $30,600 – $67,254
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 (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Montana State University - Billings's certificate (1-2 years) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $26,659 one year after graduating, rising to $42,146 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 2% below the national median of $42,912 for this field, ranking 109th of 227 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
11.3 yrs
≈ $13,363 total interest

Same major at other universities

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$42,881 · 5 yrs out
Cuyahoga Community College
$42,822 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$42,814 · 5 yrs out
Mt. Hood Community College
$42,709 · 5 yrs out
Lorain County Community College
$42,555 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$42,505 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$42,127 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$42,051 · 5 yrs out
Heartland Community College
$42,033 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$42,006 · 5 yrs out
Cisco College
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley College
$41,572 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Montana State University - Billings

Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$116,034 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$73,442 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$73,402 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,436 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$72,156 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$70,722 · 5 yrs out
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Master's)
$66,251 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$65,854 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's)
$65,307 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out

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