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Certificate (1-2 years)+3% vs national median112 grads tracked

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

Ranked 88th of 227 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,757
middle 50%: $26,134 – $49,960
Median · 5 years out
$44,129
middle 50%: $32,068 – $57,124
Median · 10 years out
$48,487
middle 50%: $38,623 – $67,967

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Howard County Junior College District's certificate (1-2 years) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $35,757 one year after graduating, rising to $48,487 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% above the national median of $42,912 for this field, ranking 88th of 227 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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
9.5 yrs
≈ $10,939 total interest

Same major at other universities

Columbia Gorge Community College
$44,849 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$44,767 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$44,511 · 5 yrs out
Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$44,502 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Central Wyoming College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$44,129 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
$44,030 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
Great Falls College Montana State University
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$43,879 · 5 yrs out
James A. Rhodes State College
$43,588 · 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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