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Associate-19% vs national median539 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Western Dakota Technical College

Ranked 385th of 478 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,749
middle 50%: $24,736 – $39,952
Median · 5 years out
$40,116
middle 50%: $30,412 – $50,819
Median · 10 years out
$44,821
middle 50%: $32,924 – $58,300

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 Western Dakota Technical College's associate program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $31,749 one year after graduating, rising to $44,821 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 19% below the national median of $49,608 for this field, ranking 385th 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
10.8 yrs
≈ $12,586 total interest

Same major at other universities

SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Central Wyoming College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Bend College
$40,217 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln Land Community College
$40,165 · 5 yrs out
Treasure Valley Community College
$40,152 · 5 yrs out
Zane State College
$40,140 · 5 yrs out
Ozarks Technical Community College
$40,103 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$39,935 · 5 yrs out
Victoria College
$39,836 · 5 yrs out
Shawnee State University
$39,810 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Texas Junior College
$39,803 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University - Potomac State College
$39,690 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Western Dakota Technical College

Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$53,202 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$53,040 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$52,989 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$52,793 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$52,793 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$51,947 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$50,940 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate)
$50,791 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$50,197 · 5 yrs out

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