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Certificate (under 1 year)-35% vs national median75 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Zane State College

Ranked 256th of 260 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,244
middle 50%: $24,885 – $82,142
Median · 5 years out
$30,437
middle 50%: $24,956 – $41,115
Median · 10 years out
$32,492
middle 50%: $18,523 – $38,623

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

Graduates of Zane State College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $41,244 one year after graduating, rising to $32,492 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 35% below the national median of $46,521 for this field, ranking 256th of 260 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
13.3 yrs
≈ $14,084 total interest

Same major at other universities

Patrick & Henry Community College
$31,905 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$31,604 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$31,024 · 5 yrs out
John A. Logan College
$30,945 · 5 yrs out
Denmark Technical College
$30,786 · 5 yrs out
Paris Junior College
$30,696 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$29,214 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
$28,276 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$28,276 · 5 yrs out
Heartland Community College
$26,618 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Zane State College

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,301 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,118 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
Community Organization and Advocacy (Associate)
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other (Associate)
$56,312 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$54,845 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Associate)
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Associate)
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out

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