Business Administration, Management and Operations: associate's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of business administration, management and operations graduates (associate's degree) one year after graduation, at 394 colleges. National median: $41,038, rising to $48,839 after four years.

#CollegeStateEarnings after 1 yrAfter 4 yrsMedian debt
1Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachFL$81,005$85,869$21,000
2Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideFL$81,005$85,869$21,000
3Cambridge CollegeMA$72,937——
4Coastline Community CollegeCA$63,053$66,566—
5Excelsior UniversityNY$61,692$59,793—
6McHenry County CollegeIL$61,482$58,796—
7Solano Community CollegeCA$60,673$55,103—
8Rio Salado CollegeAZ$60,382$65,089—
9Indiana Institute of TechnologyIN$58,187$49,848$23,250
10Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional StudiesIN$58,187$49,848$23,250
11Columbia Southern UniversityAL$58,078$61,433$16,932
12Purdue University GlobalIN$57,740—$4,065
13American Public University SystemWV$56,322$65,318$15,378
14Greenville Technical CollegeSC$56,133$46,364$25,916
15Sacramento City CollegeCA$56,062$53,872—
16William Rainey Harper CollegeIL$55,982$78,284—
17Upper Iowa UniversityIA$55,862$56,511$19,000
18Middlesex Community CollegeMA$55,840$59,103$8,250
19Marion Technical CollegeOH$55,185$49,792—
20Park UniversityMO$54,757$71,051$15,700
21Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeWI$54,651$48,709$11,000
22St Petersburg CollegeFL$54,111$55,765$25,117
23Thomas Edison State UniversityNJ$54,034$62,552—
24College of DuPageIL$53,975$58,233—
25Saint Leo UniversityFL$53,516$53,606$20,000
26Prince George's Community CollegeMD$53,507$54,315—
27Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeMN$53,241$51,652$17,515
28Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityMO$52,758$51,195—
29Bunker Hill Community CollegeMA$52,188$59,381$5,892
30Post UniversityCT$51,687$58,801$31,322
31Quincy CollegeMA$51,503$57,073$12,250
32East Los Angeles CollegeCA$51,225$44,716—
33Trevecca Nazarene UniversityTN$51,176——
34Blackhawk Technical CollegeWI$51,142$44,824—
35Western Technical CollegeWI$50,883$55,382$17,975
36Mt San Antonio CollegeCA$50,809$50,626—
37Moraine Park Technical CollegeWI$50,614$48,839—
38Polk State CollegeFL$50,329$54,431—
39Columbus State Community CollegeOH$50,249$59,721$17,169
40Colorado Christian UniversityCO$49,526$54,443$31,567
41Southwest Wisconsin Technical CollegeWI$49,271$49,502$8,750
42Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA$48,966$61,649$11,700
43Northern Essex Community CollegeMA$48,792$54,167—
44Southern New Hampshire UniversityNH$48,734$60,698$17,800
45Lakeland Community CollegeOH$48,685$55,020—
46Northcentral Technical CollegeWI$48,497$47,392$8,500
47Lakeshore Technical CollegeWI$48,491$56,700$10,076
48Iowa Central Community CollegeIA$48,341$52,782$21,015
49Johnson County Community CollegeKS$48,068$52,752$8,000
50Northeast Community CollegeNE$47,943$43,448$8,625
51Quinsigamond Community CollegeMA$47,842$57,791$12,000
52Community College of Rhode IslandRI$47,842$51,457$8,500
53Waukesha County Technical CollegeWI$47,817$58,693$17,000
54Saint Paul CollegeMN$47,668$54,742—
55Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeKY$47,534$48,622$11,093
56Odessa CollegeTX$47,516$54,586—
57Mott Community CollegeMI$47,501$49,051$8,750
58Berkeley College-New YorkNY$47,365$47,103$29,600
59Arkansas Tech UniversityAR$47,297—$15,500
60Rasmussen University-FloridaFL$47,270$57,337$23,514
61Rasmussen University-MinnesotaMN$47,270$57,337$23,514
62Rasmussen University-North DakotaND$47,270$57,337$23,514
63Rasmussen University-IllinoisIL$47,270$57,337$23,514
64Rasmussen University-WisconsinWI$47,270$57,337$23,514
65Rasmussen University-KansasKS$47,270$57,337$23,514
66San Diego Mesa CollegeCA$47,195$59,220—
67Delaware County Community CollegePA$47,155$55,857$8,846
68York Technical CollegeSC$47,120$58,681—
69Mohawk Valley Community CollegeNY$47,061$53,471$10,653
70Franklin UniversityOH$46,978$60,440$24,375
71Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFL$46,966$45,828$25,563
72Cerritos CollegeCA$46,963$60,343—
73Massasoit Community CollegeMA$46,931$50,851$11,090
74Dallas CollegeTX$46,858$55,669$13,875
75Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeVA$46,857$54,172—
76Gateway Community and Technical CollegeKY$46,838$47,741$13,761
77Lone Star College SystemTX$46,820$46,772$16,249
78Miami University-HamiltonOH$46,816$56,692$19,000
79Miami University-MiddletownOH$46,816$56,692$19,000
80Miami University-OxfordOH$46,816$56,692$19,000
81Tarrant County College DistrictTX$46,727$50,244$12,757
82Sinclair Community CollegeOH$46,708$53,553$10,500
83Washtenaw Community CollegeMI$46,667$53,754$15,293
84NorthWest Arkansas Community CollegeAR$46,550$44,173—
85Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAZ$46,519$43,030—
86Pikes Peak State CollegeCO$46,478$42,605—
87Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusOH$46,455$53,863—
88Ohio University-Southern CampusOH$46,455$53,863—
89Ohio University-Lancaster CampusOH$46,455$53,863—
90Ohio University-Main CampusOH$46,455$53,863—
91Onondaga Community CollegeNY$46,380$49,450$8,000
92Ferris State UniversityMI$46,177$57,164$13,102
93Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeWI$46,155$48,944$12,000
94Broward CollegeFL$46,040$49,180$13,375
95Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeVA$46,017$53,584—
96Belhaven UniversityMS$45,973$45,933—
97Santa Ana CollegeCA$45,940$53,388—
98Trident Technical CollegeSC$45,860—$15,000
99Hazard Community and Technical CollegeKY$45,856——
100Prairie State CollegeIL$45,804$47,550—
101Cleveland State Community CollegeTN$45,635$56,182—
102Owensboro Community and Technical CollegeKY$45,585$50,919$7,000
103Central Maine Community CollegeME$45,501$47,260$14,500
104Gateway Technical CollegeWI$45,498$55,156$15,500
105Chattahoochee Technical CollegeGA$45,486$57,082—
106Lanier Technical CollegeGA$45,476$46,138—
107Baker CollegeMI$45,461$46,668—
108Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeOH$45,284$55,915$17,893
109San Diego Miramar CollegeCA$45,165$64,293—
110Herkimer County Community CollegeNY$45,143$40,063$8,500
111University of Arkansas GranthamAR$45,090$42,437$16,659
112St Cloud Technical and Community CollegeMN$44,914$55,199—
113Modesto Junior CollegeCA$44,897$43,644—
114Holyoke Community CollegeMA$44,821$59,378$10,742
115New River Community CollegeVA$44,821$56,367—
116Metropolitan Community College AreaNE$44,801$54,202$8,993
117Harrisburg Area Community CollegePA$44,798$52,229$12,000
118Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeWI$44,790$56,066$17,750
119Ivy Tech Community CollegeIN$44,779$49,767$9,954
120SUNY Corning Community CollegeNY$44,629$49,519$12,000
121Dutchess Community CollegeNY$44,500$48,481$9,077
122Delta CollegeMI$44,484$49,377$6,843
123Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDE$44,326$51,466$12,000
124University of Phoenix-ArizonaAZ$44,203$53,733$20,000
125Perry Technical InstituteWA$44,190$50,820$12,000
126American National UniversityVA$44,175$40,374$12,630
127Clark CollegeWA$44,147$42,229—
128Reading Area Community CollegePA$44,013$46,016$14,166
129College of the AlbemarleNC$43,818——
130Collin County Community College DistrictTX$43,759——
131Nassau Community CollegeNY$43,710$51,076$8,625
132Cuesta CollegeCA$43,527$55,527—
133Clark State CollegeOH$43,501$51,600$14,516
134Fox Valley Technical CollegeWI$43,420$53,164$9,250
135Herzing University-BirminghamAL$43,382$32,081$22,962
136Herzing University-AtlantaGA$43,382$32,081$22,962
137Herzing University-MinneapolisMN$43,382$32,081$22,962
138Herzing University-AkronOH$43,382$32,081$22,962
139Herzing University-MadisonWI$43,382$32,081$22,962
140Herzing University-OrlandoFL$43,382$32,081$22,962
141Herzing University-New OrleansLA$43,382$32,081$22,962
142Herzing University-KenoshaWI$43,382$32,081$22,962
143Herzing University-BrookfieldWI$43,382$32,081$22,962
144Herzing University-TampaFL$43,382$32,081$22,962
145Oakland Community CollegeMI$43,318$58,757$6,750
146Delgado Community CollegeLA$43,309$40,697$25,597
147North Dakota State College of ScienceND$43,265$47,469$9,891
148Volunteer State Community CollegeTN$43,235$53,909—
149Monroe Community CollegeNY$43,211$52,396$9,833
150NHTI-Concord's Community CollegeNH$43,177$44,421$11,000
151Virginia Western Community CollegeVA$43,142$42,202$8,000
152Brookline College-PhoenixAZ$43,055$56,167—
153Guilford Technical Community CollegeNC$43,054$48,218$20,000
154Owens Community CollegeOH$43,044$49,317$25,860
155West Georgia Technical CollegeGA$43,033$52,202—
156Sandhills Community CollegeNC$42,995——
157Middlesex CollegeNJ$42,992$62,991$9,000
158Lorain County Community CollegeOH$42,935$51,908—
159Gwinnett Technical CollegeGA$42,886$47,114$10,500
160Suffolk County Community CollegeNY$42,866$53,729$8,825
161Southern Maine Community CollegeME$42,858$51,990$8,822
162Central New Mexico Community CollegeNM$42,854$49,371$5,834
163Connecticut State Community CollegeCT$42,804$55,854$5,137
164College of Central FloridaFL$42,749$32,335$20,000
165Leeward Community CollegeHI$42,731——
166Stark State CollegeOH$42,726$51,648$14,086
167Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN$42,698$51,520—
168Florida State College at JacksonvilleFL$42,657$62,248$13,361
169Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA$42,486$47,515—
170Central Oregon Community CollegeOR$42,349$57,555$8,750
171Platt College-Los AngelesCA$42,320$34,982$19,781
172Platt College-OntarioCA$42,320$34,982$19,781
173Platt College-RiversideCA$42,320$34,982$19,781
174Platt College-AnaheimCA$42,320$34,982$19,781
175SUNY AdirondackNY$42,244$47,650$12,000
176Hudson Valley Community CollegeNY$42,188$51,266$9,050
177Atlantic Cape Community CollegeNJ$42,141$47,815—
178San Antonio CollegeTX$42,026$43,821$10,000
179Williston State CollegeND$41,857$47,706$10,616
180Charter CollegeAK$41,817$50,501$21,023
181College of Southern NevadaNV$41,800$52,875$7,000
182Southeast Community College AreaNE$41,688$46,317$11,634
183Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeWV$41,669$38,365—
184Cuyahoga Community College DistrictOH$41,614$44,372$8,285
185Georgia Northwestern Technical CollegeGA$41,588$49,385$11,691
186Nashville State Community CollegeTN$41,477$45,965—
187University of Cincinnati-Main CampusOH$41,378$61,998$15,250
188University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeOH$41,378$61,998$15,250
189University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeOH$41,378$61,998$15,250
190CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeNY$41,308$50,803$5,180
191Southwest Tennessee Community CollegeTN$41,302$47,286—
192Eastern Maine Community CollegeME$41,252$39,834—
193Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegeMI$41,221$41,323$14,536
194Nelson UniversityTX$41,195$53,275—
195Community College of Allegheny CountyPA$41,120$51,099$10,927
196College of the DesertCA$41,070$52,620—
197Jamestown Community CollegeNY$41,038$44,645$8,750
198J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeVA$41,003$55,960$11,250
199Cameron UniversityOK$40,973$53,145$18,420
200Kirkwood Community CollegeIA$40,958$49,372$12,000
201National American University-Rapid CitySD$40,932$43,113$21,785
202Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA$40,909$60,716$11,000
203Mid-State Technical CollegeWI$40,905$42,577$11,000
204Finger Lakes Community CollegeNY$40,903$47,704$12,000
205Connors State CollegeOK$40,888$43,819—
206Palomar CollegeCA$40,881——
207CUNY Hostos Community CollegeNY$40,811$40,022—
208Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFL$40,797$50,236—
209Lehigh Carbon Community CollegePA$40,790$55,673$7,139
210Camden County CollegeNJ$40,684$54,703$9,325
211CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNY$40,652$52,860$8,831
212Schoolcraft Community College DistrictMI$40,634$53,052$10,025
213Eastwick College-HackensackNJ$40,563——
214South Plains CollegeTX$40,507$54,986—
215John C Calhoun State Community CollegeAL$40,495$35,361—
216Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeNC$40,482$34,359—
217Tidewater Community CollegeVA$40,439$52,533$8,262
218Hillsborough CollegeFL$40,325$40,345$14,995
219Daytona State CollegeFL$40,315$52,331—
220Seminole State College of FloridaFL$40,315$40,825$9,627
221Wake Technical Community CollegeNC$40,295$48,130$16,911
222Midlands Technical CollegeSC$40,113$36,033—
223UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyNJ$40,067——
224Wayne County Community College DistrictMI$40,036$39,773—
225Central Piedmont Community CollegeNC$40,006$44,216—
226Orange County Community CollegeNY$39,911$50,302$10,000
227Spartanburg Community CollegeSC$39,897$47,334—
228Bristol Community CollegeMA$39,891$53,989$12,660
229Northwood Technical CollegeWI$39,891$52,003$14,500
230Jackson State Community CollegeTN$39,890$42,563—
231Minnesota State College SoutheastMN$39,795—$13,000
232State Fair Community CollegeMO$39,757$33,299—
233Brightpoint Community CollegeVA$39,745$54,182$12,000
234Niagara County Community CollegeNY$39,695$45,321$11,206
235Sullivan UniversityKY$39,683$48,039$25,859
236Montgomery County Community CollegePA$39,649$50,464—
237Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeNC$39,562$44,435—
238Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeMN$39,470$48,839$12,000
239Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusNJ$39,453$55,720$10,925
240Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusNJ$39,453$55,720$10,925
241St Philip's CollegeTX$39,432$51,218—
242Henry Ford CollegeMI$39,378$47,684$12,028
243Jefferson State Community CollegeAL$39,276$33,573$8,000
244College of Southern IdahoID$39,248$43,288—
245Central Community CollegeNE$39,155$44,113$6,305
246Catawba Valley Community CollegeNC$39,107$43,089—
247Eastern Florida State CollegeFL$39,054$42,613$14,330
248Chattanooga State Community CollegeTN$38,962$45,111—
249Monroe UniversityNY$38,944$39,809$15,280
250Valencia CollegeFL$38,912$46,965$15,284
251Tri-County Technical CollegeSC$38,907$47,810—
252Riverside City CollegeCA$38,905$52,256—
253Lansing Community CollegeMI$38,836$47,577$10,557
254Jefferson Community CollegeNY$38,827$40,401$12,000
255Monroe County Community CollegeMI$38,822$43,482—
256Blue Ridge Community CollegeVA$38,801$43,092—
257Mid Michigan CollegeMI$38,776$49,822$9,750
258Del Mar CollegeTX$38,744$49,598$3,933
259Tulsa Community CollegeOK$38,674$52,500$12,125
260The College of WestchesterNY$38,557$38,758$18,500
261Brigham Young University-IdahoID$38,533—$9,517
262Pennsylvania College of TechnologyPA$38,451$56,071$15,030
263Carl Albert State CollegeOK$38,354$40,001—
264Rockland Community CollegeNY$38,303$58,497—
265SUNY Broome Community CollegeNY$38,274$53,003$12,000
266Kellogg Community CollegeMI$38,233$37,641$14,923
267Madisonville Community CollegeKY$38,121—$15,612
268Motlow State Community CollegeTN$38,115——
269Pitt Community CollegeNC$38,100$37,751$18,955
270Northwest Vista CollegeTX$38,061$48,364—
271Wiregrass Georgia Technical CollegeGA$37,991——
272Davidson-Davie Community CollegeNC$37,984$44,176$27,500
273Hudson County Community CollegeNJ$37,963$50,114$4,500
274Butler County Community CollegePA$37,958$46,811$7,707
275Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeMS$37,951$47,322$8,375
276Rogers State UniversityOK$37,923$53,834$12,375
277San Juan CollegeNM$37,914$48,370—
278Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictCA$37,898$51,689—
279Ocean County CollegeNJ$37,872$60,411$6,500
280Gaston CollegeNC$37,809$49,046—
281Forsyth Technical Community CollegeNC$37,767$44,191$13,000
282Houston City CollegeTX$37,750$52,985$14,062
283Texas State Technical CollegeTX$37,748$36,188$17,334
284Glendale Community CollegeCA$37,721$55,111—
285Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeKY$37,693$50,989$11,724
286County College of MorrisNJ$37,644$59,132$10,000
287Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyKS$37,572$34,620—
288Community Care CollegeOK$37,554$25,304$14,060
289Northwest State Community CollegeOH$37,535$46,814—
290Ashland Community and Technical CollegeKY$37,501$37,015—
291North Georgia Technical CollegeGA$37,405——
292Blue Ridge Community CollegeNC$37,328$36,310—
293Pellissippi State Community CollegeTN$37,287$43,388—
294Augusta Technical CollegeGA$37,234$37,979—
295Randolph Community CollegeNC$37,200$43,697—
296San Diego City CollegeCA$37,120$51,001—
297University of Alaska FairbanksAK$37,083——
298Cape Fear Community CollegeNC$37,055——
299American InterContinental University-AtlantaGA$37,017$38,042$22,625
300American InterContinental University SystemAZ$37,017$38,042$22,625

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do business administration, management and operations graduates earn?

The median college reports $41,038 in earnings one year after a associate's degree in business administration, management and operations and $48,839 four years after. The highest is $81,005 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach.

How much student debt do business administration, management and operations graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $13,282 at the typical college.