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Associate-14% vs national median912 grads tracked

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

Ranked 333rd of 478 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,535
middle 50%: $25,684 – $43,892
Median · 5 years out
$42,637
middle 50%: $31,850 – $55,754
Median · 10 years out
$50,995
middle 50%: $35,315 – $72,118

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Northwest State Community College's associate program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $34,535 one year after graduating, rising to $50,995 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% below the national median of $49,608 for this field, ranking 333rd of 478 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
9.7 yrs
≈ $11,318 total interest

Same major at other universities

Ridgewater College
$42,874 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$42,851 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$42,822 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University - Northern
$42,709 · 5 yrs out
Jamestown Community College
$42,663 · 5 yrs out
River Parishes Community College
$42,660 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$42,584 · 5 yrs out
Terra State Community College
$42,570 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$42,542 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$42,514 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14
$42,471 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Maine Community College
$42,463 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Northwest State Community College

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,444 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Associate)
$68,838 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,450 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$66,273 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$63,851 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,742 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$60,837 · 5 yrs out

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