Associate+22% vs national median74 grads tracked
Marketing at Portland Community College
Ranked 5th of 39 associate programs in Marketing by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,342
middle 50%: $26,948 – $52,165
Median · 5 years out
$59,848
middle 50%: $30,437 – $76,958
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Marketing (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graduates of Portland Community College's associate program in Marketing earn a median $40,342 one year after graduating, rising to $59,848 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 22% above the national median of $49,171 for this field, ranking 5th of 39 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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,311 total interest
Same major at other universities
Normandale Community College
$65,035 · 5 yrs out
North Hennepin Community College
$63,394 · 5 yrs out
Kapiolani Community College
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College
$60,219 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Nassau Community College
$54,885 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$54,615 · 5 yrs out
Saint Charles Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Palo Alto College
$53,921 · 5 yrs out
Dakota County Technical College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Portland Community College
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$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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