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Associate+7% vs national median3,131 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Houston Community College

Ranked 122nd of 478 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,669
middle 50%: $30,268 – $60,498
Median · 5 years out
$52,893
middle 50%: $37,102 – $71,780
Median · 10 years out
$61,437
middle 50%: $43,156 – $85,369

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 Houston Community College's associate program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $43,669 one year after graduating, rising to $61,437 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $49,608 for this field, ranking 122nd 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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,531 total interest

Same major at other universities

CUNY Bronx Community College
$53,158 · 5 yrs out
Riverland Community College
$53,145 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$53,073 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$53,013 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$53,008 · 5 yrs out
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
$52,935 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$52,821 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$52,793 · 5 yrs out
Bristol Community College
$52,707 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$52,577 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Highlands College
$52,563 · 5 yrs out
Snow College
$52,542 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Houston Community College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$124,854 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$99,334 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$97,476 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$94,228 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$93,807 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$87,244 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Science (Associate)
$87,244 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$85,242 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$84,025 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$82,991 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$82,328 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$80,200 · 5 yrs out

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