Associate+15% vs national median182 grads tracked
Business Administration, Management and Operations at Community College of Aurora
Ranked 43rd of 329 associate programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$50,591
middle 50%: $40,460 – $66,251
Median · 5 years out
$60,342
middle 50%: $46,008 – $76,958
Median · 10 years out
$59,619
middle 50%: $48,030 – $82,479
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
Business Administration graduates from Community College of Aurora earn $51k in year one. Five-year median pay is $60k, while year ten reaches $60k.
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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,215 total interest
Same major at other universities
Lone Star College System
$60,864 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Westchester Community College
$60,848 · 5 yrs out
Red Rocks Community College
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Western Wyoming Community College
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$60,546 · 5 yrs out
Norwalk Community College
$60,387 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$60,219 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$60,087 · 5 yrs out
Richland College
$60,059 · 5 yrs out
Olivet Nazarene University
$60,018 · 5 yrs out
Nassau Community College
$59,944 · 5 yrs out
Quinsigamond Community College
$59,907 · 5 yrs out
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$70,870 · 5 yrs out
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$69,154 · 5 yrs out
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