Associate-7% vs national median688 grads tracked
Business Administration, Management and Operations at Kirkwood Community College
Ranked 175th of 329 associate programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,127
middle 50%: $29,788 – $51,888
Median · 5 years out
$48,719
middle 50%: $37,746 – $64,122
Median · 10 years out
$59,331
middle 50%: $43,807 – $79,262
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 earn a median of $40k in year one. Earnings reach $59k by year 10.
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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,436 total interest
Same major at other universities
Clark State College
$48,970 · 5 yrs out
Rose State College
$48,943 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$48,878 · 5 yrs out
Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$48,878 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$48,747 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$48,736 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$48,658 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Broome Community College
$48,456 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$48,432 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$48,425 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$48,399 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
$48,258 · 5 yrs out
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$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,675 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,528 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$65,511 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$64,578 · 5 yrs out
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