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Associate-7% vs national median68 grads tracked

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Montana State University - Billings

Ranked 175th of 250 associate programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,986
middle 50%: $27,237 – $42,371
Median · 5 years out
$35,528
middle 50%: $27,886 – $46,093
Median · 10 years out
$44,129
middle 50%: $30,681 – $50,767

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 Montana State University - Billings's associate program in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services earn a median $32,986 one year after graduating, rising to $44,129 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% below the national median of $38,026 for this field, ranking 175th 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
11.4 yrs
≈ $13,419 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$35,543 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Delta Community College
$35,452 · 5 yrs out
Danville Area Community College
$35,430 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$35,286 · 5 yrs out
Zane State College
$35,263 · 5 yrs out
Sauk Valley Community College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$34,840 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Montana State University - Billings

Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$116,034 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$73,442 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$73,402 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,436 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$72,156 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$70,722 · 5 yrs out
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Master's)
$66,251 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$65,854 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's)
$65,307 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out

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