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Certificate (under 1 year)-16% vs national median154 grads tracked

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

Ranked 196th of 260 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,522
middle 50%: $22,797 – $43,384
Median · 5 years out
$39,151
middle 50%: $29,704 – $51,893
Median · 10 years out
$47,878
middle 50%: $36,505 – $70,870

Salary trajectory

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

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

Certificate holders in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services from Howard County Junior College District earn $31,522 in year one. Median earnings reach $47,878 by year ten.

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
10.6 yrs
≈ $12,664 total interest

Same major at other universities

Temple College
$39,566 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College
$39,517 · 5 yrs out
Tooele Technical College
$39,517 · 5 yrs out
Ridgewater College
$39,458 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Virginia Community College
$39,425 · 5 yrs out
Blinn College
$39,413 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14
$39,163 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$38,661 · 5 yrs out
Central Texas College District
$38,639 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$38,534 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$38,509 · 5 yrs out
Black Hawk College
$38,416 · 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
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
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$49,233 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$48,011 · 5 yrs out

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