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Associate-32% vs national median384 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Mountain Empire Community College

Ranked 470th of 478 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,192
middle 50%: $21,942 – $37,950
Median · 5 years out
$33,876
middle 50%: $25,921 – $47,248
Median · 10 years out
$36,878
middle 50%: $29,069 – $53,107

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 Mountain Empire Community College's associate program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $28,192 one year after graduating, rising to $36,878 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 32% below the national median of $49,608 for this field, ranking 470th 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
13.4 yrs
≈ $15,924 total interest

Same major at other universities

North Central Missouri College
$34,494 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Illinois College
$34,458 · 5 yrs out
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
$34,421 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges -Frontier Community College
$34,252 · 5 yrs out
Wytheville Community College
$34,123 · 5 yrs out
John Wood Community College
$33,988 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers College
$33,810 · 5 yrs out
Moberly Area Community College
$33,209 · 5 yrs out
South Central Louisiana Technical College
$33,078 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
$33,078 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Machias
$31,905 · 5 yrs out
Williamsburg Technical College
$31,905 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Mountain Empire Community College

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$63,309 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$59,216 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Associate)
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Associate)
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$57,562 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$57,562 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$51,418 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$50,129 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$48,694 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$47,682 · 5 yrs out

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