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
Business and Management graduates at Western Dakota Technical College earn $32k in their first year. Year-10 medians reach $45k.
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
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$40,342 · 5 yrs out
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$40,217 · 5 yrs out
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$40,165 · 5 yrs out
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$40,152 · 5 yrs out
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$40,140 · 5 yrs out
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$40,103 · 5 yrs out
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$39,935 · 5 yrs out
Victoria College
$39,836 · 5 yrs out
Shawnee State University
$39,810 · 5 yrs out
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$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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