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Associate-15% vs national median641 grads tracked

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

Ranked 345th of 478 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,404
middle 50%: $25,146 – $47,448
Median · 5 years out
$42,190
middle 50%: $31,009 – $58,166
Median · 10 years out
$51,722
middle 50%: $36,292 – $72,756

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 Southern State Community College's associate program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $34,404 one year after graduating, rising to $51,722 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 15% below the national median of $49,608 for this field, ranking 345th 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?

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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
9.7 yrs
≈ $11,393 total interest

Same major at other universities

Eastern Maine Community College
$42,463 · 5 yrs out
Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College
$42,446 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$42,423 · 5 yrs out
Indian Hills Community College
$42,423 · 5 yrs out
Rappahannock Community College
$42,346 · 5 yrs out
York County Community College
$42,325 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 11
$42,146 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Delta Community College
$42,092 · 5 yrs out
Pine Technical and Community College
$42,063 · 5 yrs out
Mesabi Range College
$42,033 · 5 yrs out
Central Maine Community College
$41,985 · 5 yrs out
Miles Community College
$41,964 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southern State Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$65,566 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$61,594 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$58,511 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$57,346 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$53,783 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$53,735 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Analysis (Associate)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$47,224 · 5 yrs out

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