Certificate (under 1 year)+32% vs national median202 grads tracked
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at Brookhaven College
Ranked 5th of 125 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,088
middle 50%: $31,219 – $53,536
Median · 5 years out
$49,445
middle 50%: $37,279 – $63,950
Median · 10 years out
$45,557
middle 50%: $32,761 – $62,500
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Business Operations Support and Assistant Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Brookhaven College certificate holders earn $41k in their first year of employment. Salaries for this group trend toward $46k 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
8.6 yrs
≈ $9,403 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$68,291 · 5 yrs out
North Hennepin Community College
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
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$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Tunxis Community College
$47,939 · 5 yrs out
Richland College
$45,821 · 5 yrs out
Manchester Community College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
North Lake College
$45,365 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$44,060 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$43,588 · 5 yrs out
Ranger College
$43,384 · 5 yrs out
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$43,047 · 5 yrs out
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Other majors at Brookhaven College
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$99,994 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$85,414 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$83,495 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$79,053 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$78,948 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$78,439 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Certificate)
$74,186 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$69,612 · 5 yrs out
Data Processing (Certificate)
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
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