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Associate-16% vs national median349 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other at James A. Rhodes State College

Ranked 15th of 20 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,067
middle 50%: $28,493 – $54,243
Median · 5 years out
$49,019
middle 50%: $36,626 – $67,954
Median · 10 years out
$57,063
middle 50%: $41,514 – $80,729

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 James A. Rhodes State College's associate program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other earn a median $39,067 one year after graduating, rising to $57,063 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 16% below the national median of $58,590 for this field, ranking 15th 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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,574 total interest

Same major at other universities

Housatonic Community College
$58,590 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$57,799 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut State Community College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Manchester Community College
$56,473 · 5 yrs out
Quinebaug Valley Community College
$52,031 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University - North Central
$50,393 · 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
East Central College
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$41,154 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at James A. Rhodes State College

Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,247 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$66,172 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,159 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,456 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$62,446 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$62,446 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$62,007 · 5 yrs out

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