Associate-12% vs national median271 grads tracked
Business Administration, Management and Operations at Terra State Community College
Ranked 216th of 329 associate programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,899
middle 50%: $27,859 – $57,001
Median · 5 years out
$46,337
middle 50%: $33,203 – $64,501
Median · 10 years out
$53,107
middle 50%: $38,015 – $72,585
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
Business administration associates see a median starting salary of $40k. Ten-year earnings reach $53k.
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
8.8 yrs
≈ $9,856 total interest
Same major at other universities
Sullivan County Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$46,878 · 5 yrs out
Ulster County Community College
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Texas Community College
$46,497 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Community College
$46,471 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$46,359 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Oregon Community College
$46,359 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Central Community College
$46,298 · 5 yrs out
Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$46,269 · 5 yrs out
Western Texas College
$46,249 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$46,223 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Western State University
$46,207 · 5 yrs out
Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$46,184 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Terra State Community College
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$97,751 · 5 yrs out
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$97,751 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$85,364 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$79,314 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,278 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$73,376 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,382 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$66,080 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,599 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$63,394 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$62,994 · 5 yrs out
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