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Certificate (1-2 years)+14% vs national median718 grads tracked

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

Ranked 52nd of 227 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$38,953
middle 50%: $28,308 – $52,021
Median · 5 years out
$48,791
middle 50%: $35,126 – $63,204
Median · 10 years out
$53,485
middle 50%: $41,244 – $71,728

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Portland Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $38,953 one year after graduating, rising to $53,485 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% above the national median of $42,912 for this field, ranking 52nd of 227 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
8.5 yrs
≈ $9,669 total interest

Same major at other universities

SUNY Westchester Community College
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$50,037 · 5 yrs out
Queensborough Community College-CUNY
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Edison State Community College
$49,269 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$49,095 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Denver
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Kauai Community College
$48,357 · 5 yrs out
Kapiolani Community College
$48,057 · 5 yrs out
Dakota County Technical College
$48,030 · 5 yrs out
Quinebaug Valley Community College
$48,030 · 5 yrs out
Bossier Parish Community College
$48,030 · 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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