Associate+5% vs national median564 grads tracked
Business Administration, Management and Operations at Trident Technical College
Ranked 82nd of 329 associate programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$48,951
middle 50%: $35,626 – $66,389
Median · 5 years out
$55,241
middle 50%: $42,251 – $75,070
Median · 10 years out
$62,487
middle 50%: $46,024 – $84,205
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 at Trident Technical College earn $49k initially. Median pay reaches $62k after a decade.
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
7.1 yrs
≈ $7,730 total interest
Same major at other universities
San Antonio College
$55,647 · 5 yrs out
Anoka Technical College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Lakeview College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Virginia Community College
$55,436 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$55,240 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
$55,236 · 5 yrs out
Dutchess Community College
$55,224 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$55,150 · 5 yrs out
Brightpoint Community College
$55,047 · 5 yrs out
Sinclair Community College
$54,936 · 5 yrs out
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$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
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$80,008 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$78,415 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$78,415 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$75,634 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$75,253 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Certificate)
$75,035 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,986 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,635 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$72,871 · 5 yrs out
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