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Associate+11% vs national median1,790 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Portland Community College

Ranked 95th of 478 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,900
middle 50%: $28,839 – $58,423
Median · 5 years out
$54,848
middle 50%: $38,795 – $74,091
Median · 10 years out
$69,558
middle 50%: $52,204 – $94,069

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 Portland Community College's associate program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $41,900 one year after graduating, rising to $69,558 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% above the national median of $49,608 for this field, ranking 95th 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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,510 total interest

Same major at other universities

Brightpoint Community College
$55,236 · 5 yrs out
San Antonio College
$55,217 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
$55,190 · 5 yrs out
Dutchess Community College
$55,145 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$54,972 · 5 yrs out
Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College
$54,881 · 5 yrs out
Anoka Technical College
$54,836 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$54,813 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$54,771 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Medgar Evers College
$54,679 · 5 yrs out
Holyoke Community College
$54,674 · 5 yrs out
Tulsa Community College
$54,646 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Portland Community College

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$101,061 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$99,460 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$97,859 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$93,265 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$87,244 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$85,856 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Associate)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Associate)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$84,610 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,509 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,284 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$79,996 · 5 yrs out

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