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Associate+55% vs national median145 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Penn State World Campus

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

Median · 1 year out
$64,854
middle 50%: $42,897 – $98,592
Median · 5 years out
$76,770
middle 50%: $55,228 – $127,359
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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 Penn State World Campus's associate program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $64,854 one year after graduating, rising to $76,770 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 55% above the national median of $49,608 for this field, ranking 5th 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.

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5 yrs
≈ $5,400 total interest

Same major at other universities

Empire State University
$97,693 · 5 yrs out
Albertus Magnus College
$81,752 · 5 yrs out
Averett University
$77,327 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$77,316 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - York
$73,728 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$73,075 · 5 yrs out
Oakton College
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$70,402 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$66,251 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Penn State World Campus

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$168,439 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$148,888 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$140,367 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$137,771 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$116,405 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$116,180 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's)
$115,921 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$105,760 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$104,798 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$103,464 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$97,813 · 5 yrs out

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