Associate-21% vs national median370 grads tracked
Business Administration, Management and Operations at Western Dakota Technical College
Ranked 289th of 329 associate programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,199
middle 50%: $24,409 – $39,932
Median · 5 years out
$41,357
middle 50%: $32,222 – $54,260
Median · 10 years out
$46,736
middle 50%: $33,755 – $60,109
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 majors earn a first-year median of $31k. Salaries reach $46.7k after ten years.
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
10.4 yrs
≈ $12,334 total interest
Same major at other universities
Victoria College
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
North Central Missouri College
$41,572 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$41,559 · 5 yrs out
Central Wyoming College
$41,544 · 5 yrs out
Saint Augustine College
$41,501 · 5 yrs out
Crowder College
$41,308 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$41,174 · 5 yrs out
Western Oklahoma State College
$41,019 · 5 yrs out
Central Virginia Community College
$41,019 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$40,930 · 5 yrs out
Washington State Community College
$40,775 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Western Dakota Technical College
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$56,363 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$53,202 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$53,040 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$52,989 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$52,793 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$52,793 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$51,947 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$50,940 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate)
$50,791 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$50,197 · 5 yrs out
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