Certificate (1-2 years)+9% vs national median916 grads tracked
Business Administration, Management and Operations at Sinclair Community College
Ranked 16th of 48 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,908
middle 50%: $26,167 – $54,281
Median · 5 years out
$51,823
middle 50%: $37,962 – $69,544
Median · 10 years out
$58,920
middle 50%: $43,983 – $78,686
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Business Administration, Management and Operations (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Business Administration certificate students at Sinclair Community College earn a median of $38k initially. Earnings reach $52k by year five.
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
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,383 total interest
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$63,610 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$63,394 · 5 yrs out
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$56,877 · 5 yrs out
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$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$56,312 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$55,181 · 5 yrs out
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$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
$50,975 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$50,096 · 5 yrs out
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$49,399 · 5 yrs out
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$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$48,161 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Sinclair Community College
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$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$85,788 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$84,796 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,702 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Associate)
$74,186 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$72,518 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,014 · 5 yrs out
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