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Certificate (1-2 years)+27% vs national median943 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Columbus State Community College

Ranked 32nd of 227 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$49,028
middle 50%: $35,276 – $71,479
Median · 5 years out
$54,370
middle 50%: $38,716 – $75,291
Median · 10 years out
$58,858
middle 50%: $41,695 – $75,752

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 Columbus State Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $49,028 one year after graduating, rising to $58,858 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 27% above the national median of $42,912 for this field, ranking 32nd 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
7.2 yrs
≈ $7,805 total interest

Same major at other universities

Nassau Community College
$57,417 · 5 yrs out
Lakeland Community College
$56,524 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$55,836 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$55,699 · 5 yrs out
Hudson Valley Community College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Ulster County Community College
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$53,862 · 5 yrs out
Norwalk Community College
$53,814 · 5 yrs out
Red Rocks Community College
$53,536 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$53,435 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
Tulsa Community College
$53,343 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Columbus State Community College

Computer and Information Sciences, General (Certificate)
$89,645 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,977 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Certificate)
$74,924 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Certificate)
$74,391 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,211 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Associate)
$71,467 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$70,698 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Certificate)
$68,521 · 5 yrs out

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