Associate's · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's): earnings by school

592 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$41,020
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$49,046
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$13,271
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 544 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $42,482 and $54,315. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach FL$81,005$85,869$21,000
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide FL$81,005$85,869$21,000
William Rainey Harper College IL$55,982$78,284—
Utah Valley University UT—$77,740$10,389
San Jose City College CA—$76,094—
Thomas More University KY—$75,689$31,500
De Anza College CA—$75,297—
Albertus Magnus College CT—$74,861—
Northwood University MI—$74,822$20,044
Canada College CA—$73,129—
Cambridge College MA$72,937——
College of San Mateo CA—$72,390—
Gavilan College CA—$71,548—
Park University MO$54,757$71,051$15,700
Sierra College CA—$68,877—
Evergreen Valley College CA—$67,761—
Anne Arundel Community College MD—$67,675—
Mission College CA—$67,330—
Baker University KS—$66,875—
Coastline Community College CA$63,053$66,566—
Elizabethtown College PA—$65,756—
American Public University System WV$56,322$65,318$15,378
Los Medanos College CA—$64,818—
Skyline College CA—$64,294—
San Diego Miramar College CA$45,165$64,293—
Scottsdale Community College AZ—$64,264—
Santa Rosa Junior College CA—$63,598—
Chandler-Gilbert Community College AZ—$62,999—
Middlesex College NJ$42,992$62,991$9,000
Thomas Edison State University NJ$54,034$62,552—
Florida State College at Jacksonville FL$42,657$62,248$13,361
Irvine Valley College CA—$62,090—
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$41,378$61,998$15,250
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College OH$41,378$61,998$15,250
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College OH$41,378$61,998$15,250
Arapahoe Community College CO—$61,975—
Los Angeles Pierce College CA—$61,770—
Northern Virginia Community College VA$48,966$61,649$11,700
West Valley College CA—$61,612—
Warner Pacific University OR—$61,464—
Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies OR—$61,464—
Columbia Southern University AL$58,078$61,433$16,932
Laney College CA—$61,340—
Chabot College CA—$61,098—
Mount Wachusett Community College MA$34,472$61,089—
Cornerstone University MI—$61,067—
Allan Hancock College CA—$61,059—
Des Moines Area Community College IA$40,909$60,716$11,000
Southern New Hampshire University NH$48,734$60,698$17,800
Franklin University OH$46,978$60,440$24,375
Ocean County College NJ$37,872$60,411$6,500
Rio Salado College AZ$60,382——
Cerritos College CA$46,963$60,343—
College of the Canyons CA$30,729$60,290—
Orange Coast College CA—$60,193—
North Hennepin Community College MN—$60,146—
Normandale Community College MN—$60,034—
Santiago Canyon College CA—$59,862—
Excelsior University NY$61,692$59,793—
Portland Community College OR—$59,792—
Columbus State Community College OH$50,249$59,721$17,169
Cape Cod Community College MA—$59,462—
Bunker Hill Community College MA$52,188$59,381$5,892
Holyoke Community College MA$44,821$59,378$10,742
San Diego Mesa College CA$47,195$59,220—
Western Wyoming Community College WY—$59,183$11,205
County College of Morris NJ$37,644$59,132$10,000
Middlesex Community College MA$55,840$59,103$8,250
Massachusetts Bay Community College MA—$58,870$8,750
Post University CT$51,687$58,801$31,322
McHenry County College IL$61,482$58,796—
Oakland Community College MI$43,318$58,757$6,750
Waukesha County Technical College WI$47,817$58,693$17,000
York Technical College SC$47,120$58,681—
Chaffey College CA—$58,657—
Rockland Community College NY$38,303$58,497—
Century College MN—$58,476$16,277
College of DuPage IL$53,975$58,233—
Long Beach City College CA—$58,212—
Bucks County Community College PA$30,713$57,980$8,500
College of Marin CA—$57,924—
Dakota State University SD—$57,912—
Quinsigamond Community College MA$47,842$57,791$12,000
Kankakee Community College IL—$57,778—
Purdue University Global IN$57,740—$4,065
San Joaquin Delta College CA—$57,648—
Central Oregon Community College OR$42,349$57,555$8,750
Cosumnes River College CA$23,718$57,450—
Rasmussen University-Florida FL$47,270$57,337$23,514
Rasmussen University-Minnesota MN$47,270$57,337$23,514
Rasmussen University-North Dakota ND$47,270$57,337$23,514
Rasmussen University-Illinois IL$47,270$57,337$23,514
Rasmussen University-Wisconsin WI$47,270$57,337$23,514
Rasmussen University-Kansas KS$47,270$57,337$23,514
Ferris State University MI$46,177$57,164$13,102
Chattahoochee Technical College GA$45,486$57,082—
Quincy College MA$51,503$57,073$12,250
Diablo Valley College CA$36,911$56,853—
Lakeshore Technical College WI$48,491$56,700$10,076
Miami University-Hamilton OH$46,816$56,692$19,000
Miami University-Middletown OH$46,816$56,692$19,000
Miami University-Oxford OH$46,816$56,692$19,000
Lake Superior College MN—$56,674—
Palm Beach State College FL—$56,659—
Upper Iowa University IA$55,862$56,511$19,000
New River Community College VA$44,821$56,367—
University of Toledo OH—$56,264—
Florida Institute of Technology FL—$56,184—
Cleveland State Community College TN$45,635$56,182—
Brookline College-Phoenix AZ$43,055$56,167—
Pennsylvania College of Technology PA$38,451$56,071$15,030
Milwaukee Area Technical College WI$44,790$56,066$17,750
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College VA$41,003$55,960$11,250
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College OH$45,284$55,915$17,893
Delaware County Community College PA$47,155$55,857$8,846
Connecticut State Community College CT$42,804$55,854$5,137
St Petersburg College FL$54,111$55,765$25,117
Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus NJ$39,453$55,720$10,925
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus NJ$39,453$55,720$10,925
Lehigh Carbon Community College PA$40,790$55,673$7,139
Dallas College TX$46,858$55,669$13,875
Cuesta College CA$43,527$55,527—
North Central Texas College TX—$55,451—
Western Technical College WI$50,883$55,382$17,975
Joliet Junior College IL—$55,317—
Parkland College IL—$55,314—
St Cloud Technical and Community College MN$44,914$55,199—
Gateway Technical College WI$45,498$55,156$15,500
Glendale Community College CA$37,721$55,111—
Solano Community College CA$60,673$55,103—
Lakeland Community College OH$48,685$55,020—
South Plains College TX$40,507$54,986—
Madison Area Technical College WI—$54,876$14,408
Saint Paul College MN$47,668$54,742—
Camden County College NJ$40,684$54,703$9,325
Odessa College TX$47,516$54,586—
Colorado Christian University CO$49,526$54,443$31,567
Polk State College FL$50,329$54,431—
Prince George's Community College MD$53,507$54,315—
Yuba College CA—$54,236—
Metropolitan Community College Area NE$44,801$54,202$8,993
Brightpoint Community College VA$39,745$54,182$12,000
Piedmont Virginia Community College VA$46,857$54,172—
Northern Essex Community College MA$48,792$54,167—
Mount Saint Mary's University CA—$54,075—
Bristol Community College MA$39,891$53,989$12,660
Volunteer State Community College TN$43,235$53,909—
Sacramento City College CA$56,062$53,872—
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus OH$46,455$53,863—
Ohio University-Southern Campus OH$46,455$53,863—
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus OH$46,455$53,863—
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$46,455$53,863—
Rogers State University OK$37,923$53,834$12,375
Washtenaw Community College MI$46,667$53,754$15,293
University of Phoenix-Arizona AZ$44,203$53,733$20,000
Suffolk County Community College NY$42,866$53,729$8,825
Dakota County Technical College MN—$53,631$23,750
Saint Leo University FL$53,516$53,606$20,000
Virginia Peninsula Community College VA$46,017$53,584—
Sinclair Community College OH$46,708$53,553$10,500
Waldorf University IA—$53,549—
Mohawk Valley Community College NY$47,061$53,471$10,653
Southern Technical College FL—$53,458—
Santa Ana College CA$45,940$53,388—
Brookdale Community College NJ$34,827$53,328$10,959
Ulster County Community College NY—$53,304—
Nelson University TX$41,195$53,275—
MTI College CA—$53,215—
Luzerne County Community College PA—$53,186—
Fox Valley Technical College WI$43,420$53,164$9,250
Cameron University OK$40,973$53,145$18,420
Schoolcraft Community College District MI$40,634$53,052$10,025
SUNY Broome Community College NY$38,274$53,003$12,000
Houston City College TX$37,750$52,985$14,062
College of Southern Nevada NV$41,800$52,875$7,000
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College NY$40,652$52,860$8,831
Front Range Community College CO—$52,827—
Glendale Community College AZ$36,584$52,823—
Iowa Central Community College IA$48,341$52,782$21,015
Johnson County Community College KS$48,068$52,752$8,000
Edmonds College WA—$52,704—
Rochester Community and Technical College MN—$52,678—
College of the Desert CA$41,070$52,620—
Tidewater Community College VA$40,439$52,533$8,262
Tulsa Community College OK$38,674$52,500$12,125
Monroe Community College NY$43,211$52,396$9,833
Daytona State College FL$40,315$52,331—
Phoenix College AZ—$52,290—
Riverside City College CA$38,905$52,256—
Harrisburg Area Community College PA$44,798$52,229$12,000
West Georgia Technical College GA$43,033$52,202—
Rio Hondo College CA—$52,193—
Eastern Iowa Community College District IA$36,091$52,055$10,750
Northwood Technical College WI$39,891$52,003$14,500
Southern Maine Community College ME$42,858$51,990$8,822
Lorain County Community College OH$42,935$51,908—
Nicolet Area Technical College WI—$51,790—
Mt San Jacinto Community College District CA$37,898$51,689—
Anoka-Ramsey Community College MN$53,241$51,652$17,515
Stark State College OH$42,726$51,648$14,086
Fashion Institute of Technology NY—$51,622$11,000
Clark State College OH$43,501$51,600$14,516
Minneapolis Community and Technical College MN$42,698$51,520—
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry DE$44,326$51,466$12,000
Community College of Rhode Island RI$47,842$51,457$8,500
East Georgia State College GA—$51,440$11,750
Central Ohio Technical College OH—$51,413—
Hagerstown Community College MD—$51,374—
Hudson Valley Community College NY$42,188$51,266$9,050
St Philip's College TX$39,432$51,218—
Gordon State College GA$33,115$51,210$11,646
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City MO$52,758$51,195—
Trevecca Nazarene University TN$51,176——
Santa Fe Community College NM—$51,122—
Albany Technical College GA$25,818$51,119$9,024
Community College of Allegheny County PA$41,120$51,099$10,927
Southwestern College CA$29,365$51,082—
Nassau Community College NY$43,710$51,076$8,625
Tyler Junior College TX$35,576$51,071$11,000
San Diego City College CA$37,120$51,001—
Bluegrass Community and Technical College KY$37,693$50,989$11,724
Sussex County Community College NJ—$50,929—
Owensboro Community and Technical College KY$45,585$50,919$7,000
Shasta College CA—$50,914—
Great Bay Community College NH$35,726$50,863$11,400
Massasoit Community College MA$46,931$50,851$11,090
Perry Technical Institute WA$44,190$50,820$12,000
CUNY LaGuardia Community College NY$41,308$50,803$5,180
Pasadena City College CA—$50,752—
University of Maine at Augusta ME—$50,648—
Mt San Antonio College CA$50,809$50,626—
New England Institute of Technology RI—$50,521—
Antelope Valley Community College District CA$30,164$50,512—
Charter College AK$41,817$50,501$21,023
Montgomery County Community College PA$39,649$50,464—
Orange County Community College NY$39,911$50,302$10,000
Norco College CA—$50,275—
Tarrant County College District TX$46,727$50,244$12,757
Ozarks Technical Community College MO$36,912$50,243$7,471
North Idaho College ID—$50,238—
Florida SouthWestern State College FL$40,797$50,236—
Mt Hood Community College OR—$50,166—
Northampton County Area Community College PA$32,316$50,143—
Macomb Community College MI—$50,121$6,362
Hudson County Community College NJ$37,963$50,114$4,500
CUNY Bronx Community College NY$34,436$50,076—
San Bernardino Valley College CA—$50,061—
Ohio Christian University OH—$49,889—
Indiana Institute of Technology IN$58,187$49,848$23,250
Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies IN$58,187$49,848$23,250
Mid Michigan College MI$38,776$49,822$9,750
Marion Technical College OH$55,185$49,792—
Merced College CA—$49,768—
Ivy Tech Community College IN$44,779$49,767$9,954
Peirce College PA—$49,724—
Del Mar College TX$38,744$49,598$3,933
York County Community College ME—$49,528—
SUNY Corning Community College NY$44,629$49,519$12,000
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College WI$49,271$49,502$8,750
South Central College MN—$49,458—
Onondaga Community College NY$46,380$49,450$8,000
Grand Rapids Community College MI—$49,401$8,750
Georgia Northwestern Technical College GA$41,588$49,385$11,691
Delta College MI$44,484$49,377$6,843
Kirkwood Community College IA$40,958$49,372$12,000
Central New Mexico Community College NM$42,854$49,371$5,834
Crowder College MO—$49,329—
Owens Community College OH$43,044$49,317$25,860
Erie Community College NY$34,892$49,282$9,060
Austin Peay State University TN—$49,254—
Community College of Beaver County PA—$49,235$12,834
University of Akron Main Campus OH—$49,210—
Broward College FL$46,040$49,180$13,375
Santa Monica College CA—$49,091—
Mott Community College MI$47,501$49,051$8,750
Gaston College NC$37,809$49,046—
Berkeley College-Woodland Park NJ$36,512$49,045$20,000
Butte College CA$36,231$49,000—
Chippewa Valley Technical College WI$46,155$48,944$12,000
Essex County College NJ$36,401$48,863—
Minnesota West Community and Technical College MN$39,470$48,839$12,000
Moraine Park Technical College WI$50,614$48,839—
Southern State Community College OH—$48,815—
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College WI$54,651$48,709$11,000
CUNY Queensborough Community College NY$33,722$48,686$9,500
Northern Oklahoma College OK$32,218$48,684$10,750
College of the Sequoias CA$35,821$48,672—
Jefferson Community and Technical College KY$47,534$48,622$11,093
Dutchess Community College NY$44,500$48,481$9,077
San Juan College NM$37,914$48,370—
Northwest Vista College TX$38,061$48,364—
Drury University MO—$48,281$17,788
Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies MO—$48,281$17,788
Guilford Technical Community College NC$43,054$48,218$20,000
Fresno City College CA$33,393$48,140—
Wake Technical Community College NC$40,295$48,130$16,911
Plaza College NY$36,471$48,095$18,056
Berkshire Community College MA—$48,049—
Sullivan University KY$39,683$48,039$25,859
Miami Dade College FL—$48,023—

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