Program Payoff

Marketing programs in Minnesota

23 schools in Minnesota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $42,682 at Normandale Community College.

What this work pays in Minnesota

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Minnesota earn a median of $87,510 a year across 21,280 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads toMedianJobs in Minnesota
Sales Managers$151,67011,240
Marketing Managers$173,3008,500
Fundraisers$76,9103,190
Web and Digital Interface Designers$82,6501,520
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$95,820980

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
Normandale Community College Bloomington Associate's degree $42,682 (17 grads) 34
Century College White Bear Lake Associate's degree $33,993 (11 grads) 7
Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud Associate's degree $22,083 $28,212 (12 grads) 11
Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud Undergraduate certificate $20,500 not published 31
Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria Associate's degree not published
Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids Undergraduate certificate not published 1
Century College White Bear Lake Undergraduate certificate not published 20
Dakota County Technical College Rosemount Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Dakota County Technical College Rosemount Associate's degree not published 15
Normandale Community College Bloomington Undergraduate certificate not published 11
North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park Undergraduate certificate not published 0
North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park Associate's degree not published 6
Ridgewater College Willmar Undergraduate certificate not published 0
Ridgewater College Willmar Associate's degree not published 8
Riverland Community College Austin Undergraduate certificate not published 8
Saint Paul College Saint Paul Undergraduate certificate not published 2
Saint Paul College Saint Paul Associate's degree not published 7
South Central College North Mankato Undergraduate certificate not published 0
South Central College North Mankato Associate's degree not published 2
Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall Undergraduate certificate not published
Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall Associate's degree not published 0
St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud Undergraduate certificate not published 4
St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud Associate's degree not published 14

A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.

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Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.