Associate+30% vs national median212 grads tracked
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Queensborough Community College-CUNY
Ranked 16th of 250 associate programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,940
middle 50%: $25,697 – $49,602
Median · 5 years out
$49,471
middle 50%: $37,132 – $64,546
Median · 10 years out
$54,296
middle 50%: $44,060 – $76,604
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
Business Operations Support graduates earn a median first-year salary of $36k. Ten-year earnings reach $54k.
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
8.7 yrs
≈ $9,999 total interest
Same major at other universities
Alvin Community College
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
Housatonic Community College
$50,539 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Westchester Community College
$50,477 · 5 yrs out
Manchester Community College
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bronx Community College
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Clayton State University
$49,659 · 5 yrs out
Kauai Community College
$49,269 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$49,095 · 5 yrs out
Nassau Community College
$49,035 · 5 yrs out
Lee College
$48,878 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$48,736 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
$48,648 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Queensborough Community College-CUNY
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$111,424 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$103,497 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$99,271 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$77,373 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,175 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$58,275 · 5 yrs out
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (Associate)
$56,706 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Associate)
$56,435 · 5 yrs out
Data Processing (Associate)
$55,359 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$55,208 · 5 yrs out
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