Certificate (1-2 years)+7% vs national median496 grads tracked
Business Administration, Management and Operations at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
Ranked 17th of 48 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,447
middle 50%: $29,913 – $56,877
Median · 5 years out
$50,975
middle 50%: $37,592 – $62,818
Median · 10 years out
$52,165
middle 50%: $40,849 – $66,184
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Business Administration, Management and Operations (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Business Administration graduates from Ivy Tech Region 2 earn a median of $43k in their first year. By year five, salaries increase to $51k.
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 yrs
≈ $8,825 total interest
Same major at other universities
Lakeland Community College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$56,312 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$55,181 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$51,823 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$50,096 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Cisco College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$48,161 · 5 yrs out
Kapiolani Community College
$47,666 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$90,989 · 5 yrs out
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Certificate)
$90,114 · 5 yrs out
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Associate)
$86,086 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$83,306 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$80,129 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$77,146 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$77,146 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$66,058 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$63,671 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
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