Associate+5% vs national median1,635 grads tracked
Business Administration, Management and Operations at Columbus State Community College
Ranked 83rd of 329 associate programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$46,698
middle 50%: $33,410 – $63,761
Median · 5 years out
$55,240
middle 50%: $41,192 – $75,278
Median · 10 years out
$67,623
middle 50%: $48,409 – $94,438
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
Graduates in Business Administration, Management and Operations earn a median first-year salary of $47k. By year 10, earnings rise to $68k.
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
7.2 yrs
≈ $7,952 total interest
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$55,464 · 5 yrs out
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$55,261 · 5 yrs out
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$55,224 · 5 yrs out
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$55,150 · 5 yrs out
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$55,047 · 5 yrs out
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$54,936 · 5 yrs out
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$54,857 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Columbus State Community College
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$89,645 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,977 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Certificate)
$74,924 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Certificate)
$74,391 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,211 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Associate)
$71,467 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$70,698 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Certificate)
$68,521 · 5 yrs out
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