Certificate (1-2 years)-4% vs national median525 grads tracked
Business Administration, Management and Operations at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
Ranked 28th of 48 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,509
middle 50%: $25,392 – $46,693
Median · 5 years out
$45,700
middle 50%: $35,838 – $62,045
Median · 10 years out
$54,522
middle 50%: $38,416 – $79,996
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
Ivy Tech Community College Region 4 graduates in Business Administration earn a median of $35k initially. Salaries reach $55k after ten 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?
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
9.2 yrs
≈ $10,737 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$48,161 · 5 yrs out
Kapiolani Community College
$47,666 · 5 yrs out
Leeward Community College
$47,640 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$47,210 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14
$46,240 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$45,622 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 9
$45,571 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$45,365 · 5 yrs out
Baton Rouge Community College
$45,210 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$44,978 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$43,879 · 5 yrs out
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$99,924 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$97,622 · 5 yrs out
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$85,965 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,464 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,474 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,009 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$59,662 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$57,427 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$56,611 · 5 yrs out
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