Associate-7% vs national median1,860 grads tracked
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Trident Technical College
Ranked 256th of 478 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,455
middle 50%: $29,106 – $53,417
Median · 5 years out
$46,261
middle 50%: $34,602 – $61,521
Median · 10 years out
$51,562
middle 50%: $39,196 – $71,505
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
Business and Management certificate holders earn a median $39k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings for this program are $52k.
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
8.8 yrs
≈ $9,960 total interest
Same major at other universities
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
$46,471 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$46,471 · 5 yrs out
Herkimer County Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$46,457 · 5 yrs out
Niagara County Community College
$46,346 · 5 yrs out
Dalton State College
$46,312 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$46,298 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$46,242 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Western State University
$46,207 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$46,180 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Denver
$46,171 · 5 yrs out
Central Oregon Community College
$46,142 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$46,124 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Trident Technical College
Engineering (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$80,008 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$78,415 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$78,415 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$75,634 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$75,253 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Certificate)
$75,035 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,986 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,635 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$72,871 · 5 yrs out
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