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Associate-15% vs national median38 grads tracked

General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations at Niagara County Community College

Ranked 53rd of 57 associate programs in General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,883
middle 50%: $22,905 – $55,464
Median · 5 years out
$39,517
middle 50%: $28,103 – $56,170
Median · 10 years out
$72,585
middle 50%: $47,574 – $126,300

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Niagara County Community College's associate program in General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations earn a median $32,883 one year after graduating, rising to $72,585 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 15% below the national median of $46,327 for this field, ranking 53rd of 57 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
9.2 yrs
≈ $11,494 total interest

Same major at other universities

Lake Land College
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$40,825 · 5 yrs out
Black Hawk College
$40,793 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$40,793 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Lakes Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$39,884 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Iowa Community College
$39,458 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$39,163 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley College
$37,958 · 5 yrs out
Carl Sandburg College
$37,041 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Niagara County Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$78,829 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$68,462 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,942 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$59,739 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$59,476 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,282 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Associate)
$56,069 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$53,435 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Certificate)
$50,767 · 5 yrs out
Security Science and Technology (Associate)
$50,676 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$49,399 · 5 yrs out

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