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Associate+7% vs national median610 grads tracked

Business/Commerce, General at Sinclair Community College

Ranked 47th of 168 associate programs in Business/Commerce, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,943
middle 50%: $24,803 – $53,673
Median · 5 years out
$56,279
middle 50%: $41,878 – $72,776
Median · 10 years out
$71,912
middle 50%: $52,674 – $96,441

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business/Commerce, General (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Sinclair Community College's associate program in Business/Commerce, General earn a median $36,943 one year after graduating, rising to $71,912 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $52,813 for this field, ranking 47th of 168 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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,944 total interest

Same major at other universities

College of the Mainland
$57,791 · 5 yrs out
Goodwin University
$57,726 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Mount Wachusett Community College
$57,323 · 5 yrs out
Alvin Community College
$57,090 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Mont Alto
$56,249 · 5 yrs out
Blinn College
$56,002 · 5 yrs out
Brightpoint Community College
$55,849 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Berks
$55,817 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University Southeast
$55,735 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - New Kensington
$55,464 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Sinclair Community College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$85,788 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$84,796 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,702 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Associate)
$74,186 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$72,518 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,014 · 5 yrs out

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