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Associate-6% vs national median128 grads tracked

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

Ranked 167th of 250 associate programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,012
middle 50%: $22,572 – $39,764
Median · 5 years out
$35,757
middle 50%: $27,063 – $44,398
Median · 10 years out
$41,695
middle 50%: $34,546 – $49,308

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business Operations Support and Assistant Services (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Minnesota West Community and Technical College's associate program in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services earn a median $31,012 one year after graduating, rising to $41,695 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 6% below the national median of $38,026 for this field, ranking 167th of 250 reporting programs.

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?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
11.8 yrs
≈ $14,019 total interest

Same major at other universities

Hawaii Community College
$36,051 · 5 yrs out
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$36,019 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$36,019 · 5 yrs out
Palo Alto College
$36,019 · 5 yrs out
North Central State College
$35,940 · 5 yrs out
Angelina College
$35,940 · 5 yrs out
Edison State Community College
$35,757 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$35,700 · 5 yrs out
Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$35,677 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$35,591 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$35,591 · 5 yrs out
Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
$35,581 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$81,339 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$80,008 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$73,677 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Certificate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural and Food Products Processing (Certificate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$71,412 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Associate)
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$65,835 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$65,835 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$64,916 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$63,170 · 5 yrs out

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