WhatGradsMake
Certificate (under 1 year)-10% vs national median547 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Palo Alto College

Ranked 161st of 260 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,173
middle 50%: $28,944 – $54,980
Median · 5 years out
$41,653
middle 50%: $30,853 – $57,013
Median · 10 years out
$45,489
middle 50%: $34,473 – $61,489

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

Palo Alto College graduates in business and marketing earn a median first-year salary of $39k. Ten-year earnings for this certificate program reach $45k.

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
9.8 yrs
≈ $10,870 total interest

Same major at other universities

Greenville Technical College
$42,158 · 5 yrs out
Blue Mountain Community College
$42,006 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$42,006 · 5 yrs out
Cuyahoga Community College
$41,940 · 5 yrs out
Cisco College
$41,863 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$41,753 · 5 yrs out
Midland College
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
Lamar State College - Orange
$41,393 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$41,308 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
Trinity Valley Community College
$41,138 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$41,031 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Palo Alto College

Engineering (Associate)
$87,351 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$64,834 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services (Associate)
$58,998 · 5 yrs out
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (Associate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$56,272 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services (Certificate)
$55,181 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$54,286 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Associate)
$53,921 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Associate)
$53,793 · 5 yrs out

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