Associate+20% vs national median154 grads tracked
Business Administration, Management and Operations at Purdue University Northwest
Ranked 22nd of 329 associate programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$56,877
middle 50%: $37,867 – $88,474
Median · 5 years out
$63,134
middle 50%: $43,858 – $103,346
Median · 10 years out
$73,641
middle 50%: $53,444 – $113,650
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
Purdue University Northwest alumni in Business Administration earn $57k in their first year. Median salaries increase to $63k by year five and $74k by year ten.
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
6 yrs
≈ $6,478 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
Northern Virginia Community College
$64,774 · 5 yrs out
Dakota County Technical College
$64,645 · 5 yrs out
North Hennepin Community College
$63,105 · 5 yrs out
North Shore Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut State Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Kishwaukee College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Roxbury Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
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$117,979 · 5 yrs out
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$117,737 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$116,015 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$102,685 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$98,769 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Bachelor's)
$97,009 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,710 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,590 · 5 yrs out
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$94,574 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$90,582 · 5 yrs out
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$90,081 · 5 yrs out
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