Associate+29% vs national median716 grads tracked
Business Administration, Management and Operations at College Of DuPage
Ranked 13th of 329 associate programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$51,956
middle 50%: $34,314 – $76,190
Median · 5 years out
$67,993
middle 50%: $47,947 – $92,812
Median · 10 years out
$76,173
middle 50%: $51,487 – $106,533
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
College of DuPage graduates in Business Administration earn a median of $52k in their first year. This group outpaces the national median by 29% after five 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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6 yrs
≈ $6,654 total interest
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William Rainey Harper College
$75,889 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$71,034 · 5 yrs out
Brookhaven College
$69,612 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$68,327 · 5 yrs out
South Suburban College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Riverland Community College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$65,947 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Farmingdale
$65,493 · 5 yrs out
North Lake College
$65,410 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts Bay Community College
$65,282 · 5 yrs out
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$105,399 · 5 yrs out
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$96,190 · 5 yrs out
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$90,582 · 5 yrs out
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$87,221 · 5 yrs out
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$86,855 · 5 yrs out
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$80,258 · 5 yrs out
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$79,787 · 5 yrs out
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