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Associate-29% vs national median297 grads tracked

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

Ranked 456th of 478 associate programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$27,591
middle 50%: $21,152 – $34,437
Median · 5 years out
$35,466
middle 50%: $27,404 – $47,802
Median · 10 years out
$39,262
middle 50%: $30,751 – $54,950

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 Virginia Highlands Community College's associate program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $27,591 one year after graduating, rising to $39,262 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 29% below the national median of $49,608 for this field, ranking 456th 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
12.8 yrs
≈ $15,224 total interest

Same major at other universities

Sauk Valley Community College
$36,082 · 5 yrs out
Southern University at Shreveport - Bossier City
$35,976 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Shore Community College
$35,916 · 5 yrs out
Southside Virginia Community College
$35,892 · 5 yrs out
Shawnee Community College
$35,757 · 5 yrs out
Mineral Area College
$35,504 · 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
Southwest Virginia Community College
$34,759 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Virginia Highlands Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$64,417 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$59,273 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$56,620 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$56,620 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$55,504 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$54,615 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$53,892 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$51,627 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$51,627 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$50,881 · 5 yrs out

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