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Certificate (under 1 year)-5% vs national median293 grads tracked

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

Ranked 128th of 260 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,414
middle 50%: $23,241 – $55,022
Median · 5 years out
$44,020
middle 50%: $30,731 – $63,496
Median · 10 years out
$45,751
middle 50%: $31,637 – $67,343

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

This certificate program in Business and Management offers a $35,414 median first-year salary. Pay increases to $44k by year five and $45,751 by year ten.

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
9.8 yrs
≈ $11,104 total interest

Same major at other universities

Klamath Community College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$44,286 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$44,233 · 5 yrs out
Kishwaukee College
$44,206 · 5 yrs out
Chemeketa Community College
$44,117 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$44,046 · 5 yrs out
San Antonio College
$44,010 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$43,960 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$43,845 · 5 yrs out
Quinebaug Valley Community College
$43,803 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$43,778 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$43,566 · 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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