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Associate-8% vs national median419 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Howard County Junior College District

Ranked 269th of 478 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,040
middle 50%: $25,736 – $47,119
Median · 5 years out
$45,837
middle 50%: $34,583 – $61,003
Median · 10 years out
$51,372
middle 50%: $39,655 – $69,584

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 Howard County Junior College District's associate program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $34,040 one year after graduating, rising to $51,372 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% below the national median of $49,608 for this field, ranking 269th 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
9.3 yrs
≈ $10,868 total interest

Same major at other universities

West Virginia University - Parkersburg
$46,016 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Texas Community College
$45,999 · 5 yrs out
Blue Ridge Community College
$45,979 · 5 yrs out
Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$45,951 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State College Southeast
$45,905 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Altoona
$45,870 · 5 yrs out
Seminole State College
$45,582 · 5 yrs out
Blue Mountain Community College
$45,582 · 5 yrs out
Columbia Gorge Community College
$45,525 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$45,480 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$45,427 · 5 yrs out
Vernon College
$45,334 · 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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