Associate-15% vs national median244 grads tracked
Business Administration, Management and Operations at Lamar Institute of Technology
Ranked 244th of 329 associate programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,828
middle 50%: $23,395 – $49,095
Median · 5 years out
$44,882
middle 50%: $33,453 – $68,045
Median · 10 years out
$58,609
middle 50%: $40,793 – $80,964
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
Lamar Institute of Technology associates in Business Administration earn a median of $34k in their first year. Salaries reach $59k 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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
9.1 yrs
≈ $10,871 total interest
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$45,053 · 5 yrs out
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$45,009 · 5 yrs out
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$44,978 · 5 yrs out
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$44,939 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$44,928 · 5 yrs out
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$44,919 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 9
$44,876 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Morrisville
$44,871 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$44,669 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$44,592 · 5 yrs out
Columbia Gorge Community College
$44,592 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$44,549 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Lamar Institute of Technology
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$128,852 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$128,852 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$109,866 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$102,395 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$97,271 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$89,305 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$89,305 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,389 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$82,000 · 5 yrs out
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