Associate-12% vs national median892 grads tracked
Business Administration, Management and Operations at Southern Maine Community College
Ranked 224th of 329 associate programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,456
middle 50%: $26,005 – $46,469
Median · 5 years out
$46,032
middle 50%: $35,092 – $63,134
Median · 10 years out
$58,787
middle 50%: $42,262 – $79,588
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
Business Administration graduates from Southern Maine Community College earn $34,456 in year one. Median earnings reach $58,787 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
8.9 yrs
≈ $10,604 total interest
Same major at other universities
Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$46,269 · 5 yrs out
Western Texas College
$46,249 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$46,223 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Western State University
$46,207 · 5 yrs out
Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$46,184 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University - North Central
$46,079 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$45,870 · 5 yrs out
Northland Community and Technical College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Trinity Valley Community College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Genesee Community College
$45,690 · 5 yrs out
Tyler Junior College
$45,534 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$45,422 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Southern Maine Community College
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$69,033 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$66,921 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$63,124 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$58,189 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$57,991 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$57,552 · 5 yrs out
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