Home›Majors›Marketing

POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5214

Marketing: is this post-baccalaureate certificate worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$131,018 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$131,018Median year-4 earnings

$17,303Average institution net-price context

$19,500Median federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$131,018Median reported earnings · year 4

Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5

$19,500Median federal debt

91thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

1Reporting programs

1With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

OPEN PROFILE

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $69,299
Federal debt: $22,060
Reporting programs: 11

10 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $45,620
Federal debt: $19,149
Reporting programs: 34

32 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $66,477
Federal debt: $24,382
Reporting programs: 551

533 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Post-baccalaureate Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $131,018
Federal debt: $19,500
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $78,491
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 42

42 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $89,219
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 3

3 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)

Year-4 earnings: $96,856
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$131,018National median$131,01875th percentile$131,018

1 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1North Carolina State University at Raleigh$131,018

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Business Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1011 · 5 crosswalk linksMarket Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsSOC 13-1161 · 5 crosswalk linksMarketing ManagersSOC 11-2021 · 5 crosswalk linksAdvertising and Promotions ManagersSOC 11-2011 · 1 crosswalk linksFundraisersSOC 13-1131 · 1 crosswalk linksFundraising ManagersSOC 11-2033 · 1 crosswalk linksSales ManagersSOC 11-2022 · 1 crosswalk linksSurvey ResearchersSOC 19-3022 · 1 crosswalk linksWeb and Digital Interface DesignersSOC 15-1255 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR MARKETING

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	North Carolina State University at RaleighPost-baccalaureate Certificate	Raleigh, NC	$131,018	$19,500	Baseline needed	$17,303

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.