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Certificate (under 1 year)-26% vs national median69 grads tracked

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

Ranked 234th of 260 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$27,360
middle 50%: $23,091 – $33,477
Median · 5 years out
$34,630
middle 50%: $26,478 – $46,948
Median · 10 years out
$34,840
middle 50%: $25,214 – $65,986

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

Graduates of Vernon College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $27,360 one year after graduating, rising to $34,840 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 26% below the national median of $46,521 for this field, ranking 234th of 260 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
13.9 yrs
≈ $16,263 total interest

Same major at other universities

Three Rivers College
$35,364 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Bend College
$35,184 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$35,145 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$35,120 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$35,012 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$34,946 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$34,546 · 5 yrs out
Morton College
$34,271 · 5 yrs out
Richland Community College
$34,057 · 5 yrs out
Wharton County Junior College
$33,984 · 5 yrs out
Horry - Georgetown Technical College
$33,834 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$33,695 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Vernon College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$80,639 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$78,898 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$64,280 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,307 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$58,704 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$58,675 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$54,656 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$53,306 · 5 yrs out

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