Associate+23% vs national median384 grads tracked
Business Administration, Management and Operations at Dakota County Technical College
Ranked 21st of 329 associate programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$51,627
middle 50%: $36,827 – $70,566
Median · 5 years out
$64,645
middle 50%: $46,913 – $87,655
Median · 10 years out
$77,146
middle 50%: $53,202 – $102,295
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
This Minnesota business program offers a $52k median salary in the first year. Earnings rise to $77k by year 10.
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
6.2 yrs
≈ $6,847 total interest
Same major at other universities
Riverland Community College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
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
Purdue University Northwest
$63,134 · 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
Roxbury Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Dakota County Technical College
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$86,929 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$86,648 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$86,150 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$85,313 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$79,314 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,582 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,801 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Associate)
$66,486 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,266 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$63,639 · 5 yrs out
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