Associate+3% vs national median228 grads tracked
Business Administration, Management and Operations at Arapahoe Community College
Ranked 98th of 329 associate programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$47,449
middle 50%: $33,372 – $62,818
Median · 5 years out
$54,178
middle 50%: $42,596 – $69,297
Median · 10 years out
$61,737
middle 50%: $48,943 – $84,610
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Business Administration, Management and Operations (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Arapahoe Community College Business Administration graduates earn $47k in year one. Medians reach $54k after five years and $62k after ten years.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.3 yrs
≈ $7,981 total interest
Same major at other universities
CUNY Medgar Evers College
$54,679 · 5 yrs out
Alvin Community College
$54,615 · 5 yrs out
Queensborough Community College-CUNY
$54,561 · 5 yrs out
Mt. Hood Community College
$54,453 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$54,324 · 5 yrs out
Palo Alto College
$54,286 · 5 yrs out
Clackamas Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Lake Superior College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Orange County Community College
$53,999 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bronx Community College
$53,843 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$53,647 · 5 yrs out
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
$53,492 · 5 yrs out
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$81,157 · 5 yrs out
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$78,843 · 5 yrs out
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$74,110 · 5 yrs out
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$74,110 · 5 yrs out
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$73,872 · 5 yrs out
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$71,696 · 5 yrs out
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$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$71,115 · 5 yrs out
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