Certificate (under 1 year)+83% vs national median328 grads tracked
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at William Rainey Harper College
Ranked 1st of 125 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$54,679
middle 50%: $40,122 – $72,966
Median · 5 years out
$68,291
middle 50%: $50,995 – $87,123
Median · 10 years out
$55,181
middle 50%: $34,656 – $68,560
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Business Operations Support and Assistant Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
William Rainey Harper College ranks 1st among peers for Business Operations Support. Graduates earn $55k in year one and $68k by year five.
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
5.9 yrs
≈ $6,431 total interest
Same major at other universities
North Hennepin Community College
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Oakton College
$52,920 · 5 yrs out
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Brookhaven College
$49,445 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$48,791 · 5 yrs out
Tunxis Community College
$47,939 · 5 yrs out
Richland College
$45,821 · 5 yrs out
Manchester Community College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
North Lake College
$45,365 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$44,060 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$43,588 · 5 yrs out
Ranger College
$43,384 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at William Rainey Harper College
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$84,323 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Associate)
$82,479 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$78,929 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$78,864 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$76,224 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$75,889 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$75,192 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$74,307 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$73,014 · 5 yrs out
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations (Associate)
$72,156 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Certificate)
$71,899 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
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