Associate-11% vs national median362 grads tracked
Business/Commerce, General at Howard County Junior College District
Ranked 108th of 168 associate programs in Business/Commerce, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,349
middle 50%: $26,609 – $49,062
Median · 5 years out
$47,021
middle 50%: $35,253 – $61,389
Median · 10 years out
$54,615
middle 50%: $41,525 – $75,634
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Business/Commerce, General (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Business graduates at Howard County Junior College District earn a median of $35k in their first year. Ten-year earnings reach $55k.
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
8.9 yrs
≈ $10,413 total interest
Same major at other universities
Wright State University
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$47,373 · 5 yrs out
McLennan Community College
$47,297 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
Northwest State Community College
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
Stark State College
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$46,873 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Fayette, The Eberly Campus
$46,845 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$46,845 · 5 yrs out
Tulsa Community College
$46,435 · 5 yrs out
East Central College
$46,298 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$46,024 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Howard County Junior College District
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$86,835 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$71,823 · 5 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate)
$71,690 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$64,308 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$61,403 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$55,540 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$55,322 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Certificate)
$52,479 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Associate)
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
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