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Associate-30% vs national median259 grads tracked

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

Ranked 462nd of 478 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,483
middle 50%: $22,003 – $41,762
Median · 5 years out
$34,759
middle 50%: $25,282 – $51,929
Median · 10 years out
$40,654
middle 50%: $30,865 – $53,407

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 Southwest Virginia Community College's associate program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $29,483 one year after graduating, rising to $40,654 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 30% below the national median of $49,608 for this field, ranking 462nd 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
12.4 yrs
≈ $14,777 total interest

Same major at other universities

Virginia Highlands Community College
$35,466 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley College
$35,419 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Technical College
$35,416 · 5 yrs out
Patrick & Henry Community College
$35,315 · 5 yrs out
Morgan Community College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$34,760 · 5 yrs out
SOWELA Technical Community College
$34,729 · 5 yrs out
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

Other majors at Southwest Virginia Community College

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Certificate)
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$61,216 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate)
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$57,094 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,642 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$52,698 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$51,537 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$51,441 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$50,591 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$50,183 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$48,943 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$48,487 · 5 yrs out

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