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Associate+15% vs national median65 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend College

Ranked 68th of 478 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,821
middle 50%: $27,237 – $53,814
Median · 5 years out
$56,877
middle 50%: $39,655 – $70,298
Median · 10 years out
$75,586
middle 50%: $52,636 – $118,711

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 Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend College's associate program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $37,821 one year after graduating, rising to $75,586 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 15% above the national median of $49,608 for this field, ranking 68th 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?

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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,767 total interest

Same major at other universities

Rockland Community College
$57,337 · 5 yrs out
Mountain View College
$57,289 · 5 yrs out
Nassau Community College
$57,284 · 5 yrs out
Midland College
$56,973 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$56,918 · 5 yrs out
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
$56,910 · 5 yrs out
Roxbury Community College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$56,859 · 5 yrs out
Quinsigamond Community College
$56,804 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Harrisburg
$56,563 · 5 yrs out
North Shore Community College
$56,473 · 5 yrs out
Cape Cod Community College
$56,443 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$102,796 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$101,968 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$100,616 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$98,769 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,088 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$94,389 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$93,253 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$92,296 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's)
$91,385 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$90,845 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$89,501 · 5 yrs out
Polymer/Plastics Engineering (Bachelor's)
$88,324 · 5 yrs out

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