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
Penn State World Campus graduates in business and marketing earn a high median of $65k in their first year. This increases to $77k by year five.
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
5 yrs
≈ $5,400 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$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
Northern Virginia Community College
$65,863 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$65,716 · 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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