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Associate+16% vs national median1,246 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Richland College

Ranked 60th of 478 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$47,064
middle 50%: $32,160 – $62,787
Median · 5 years out
$57,414
middle 50%: $43,099 – $76,541
Median · 10 years out
$66,490
middle 50%: $47,957 – $94,831

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 Richland College's associate program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $47,064 one year after graduating, rising to $66,490 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 16% above the national median of $49,608 for this field, ranking 60th 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
7 yrs
≈ $7,751 total interest

Same major at other universities

Lone Star College System
$57,926 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$57,799 · 5 yrs out
Dakota County Technical College
$57,733 · 5 yrs out
Goodwin University
$57,726 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut State Community College
$57,606 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Aurora
$57,491 · 5 yrs out
Massasoit Community College
$57,356 · 5 yrs out
Rockland Community College
$57,337 · 5 yrs out
Mountain View College
$57,289 · 5 yrs out
Nassau Community College
$57,284 · 5 yrs out
Midland College
$56,973 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$56,918 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Richland College

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$112,298 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$110,315 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$81,373 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$77,193 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$77,125 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$75,819 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,415 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$67,967 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$66,409 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$65,910 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Associate)
$65,122 · 5 yrs out

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