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Associate-18% vs national median733 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Lake Area Technical College

Ranked 369th of 478 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,380
middle 50%: $26,605 – $42,908
Median · 5 years out
$40,599
middle 50%: $31,905 – $50,167
Median · 10 years out
$49,582
middle 50%: $39,493 – $61,608

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 Lake Area Technical College's associate program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $34,380 one year after graduating, rising to $49,582 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 18% below the national median of $49,608 for this field, ranking 369th 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?

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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
10 yrs
≈ $11,758 total interest

Same major at other universities

Highland Community College
$40,834 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$40,820 · 5 yrs out
Danville Area Community College
$40,793 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Iowa Community College
$40,793 · 5 yrs out
Rogue Community College
$40,642 · 5 yrs out
Klamath Community College
$40,627 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$40,579 · 5 yrs out
South University - Columbia
$40,578 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology - Okmulgee
$40,568 · 5 yrs out
Richland Community College
$40,528 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$40,508 · 5 yrs out
Montana Technological University
$40,502 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Lake Area Technical College

Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Associate)
$71,850 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$57,662 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,697 · 5 yrs out
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,697 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Associate)
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Associate)
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,225 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$55,653 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Business and Management (Associate)
$55,504 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$55,122 · 5 yrs out

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