Certificate (under 1 year)-15% vs national median444 grads tracked
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Aiken Technical College
Ranked 188th of 260 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,333
middle 50%: $23,607 – $41,019
Median · 5 years out
$39,609
middle 50%: $29,336 – $51,170
Median · 10 years out
$42,817
middle 50%: $32,839 – $56,206
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Business and Management certificate holders earn a median of $31k in their first year. Salary reaches $43k after ten years of experience.
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
11.1 yrs
≈ $12,909 total interest
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$39,919 · 5 yrs out
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$39,913 · 5 yrs out
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$39,517 · 5 yrs out
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$39,458 · 5 yrs out
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$39,413 · 5 yrs out
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$39,163 · 5 yrs out
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$77,362 · 5 yrs out
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$77,362 · 5 yrs out
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$77,141 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$75,708 · 5 yrs out
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$73,376 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,917 · 5 yrs out
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$69,917 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$69,400 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,798 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,985 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
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