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Certificate (1-2 years)+38% vs national median526 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Northern Virginia Community College

Ranked 22nd of 227 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$50,062
middle 50%: $32,412 – $72,014
Median · 5 years out
$59,207
middle 50%: $42,719 – $83,767
Median · 10 years out
$67,083
middle 50%: $51,653 – $102,373

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Northern Virginia Community College certificate holders in Business and Management earn a median of $50,062 initially. Year ten earnings reach $67k.

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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,323 total interest

Same major at other universities

Suffolk County Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$62,597 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$62,487 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$61,045 · 5 yrs out
Oakton College
$60,219 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Terra State Community College
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Nassau Community College
$57,417 · 5 yrs out
Lakeland Community College
$56,524 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$55,836 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Northern Virginia Community College

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$105,430 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Certificate)
$103,697 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$100,794 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Certificate)
$95,510 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$95,189 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades, General (Associate)
$95,189 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$92,628 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Certificate)
$88,826 · 5 yrs out
Surveying Engineering (Certificate)
$88,826 · 5 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate)
$87,210 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$86,799 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Associate)
$86,785 · 5 yrs out

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