Associate0% vs national median268 grads tracked
Business Administration, Management and Operations at Lamar State College - Port Arthur
Ranked 121st of 329 associate programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,095
middle 50%: $23,707 – $46,845
Median · 5 years out
$52,354
middle 50%: $36,638 – $73,321
Median · 10 years out
$64,930
middle 50%: $49,627 – $94,989
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 State College - Port Arthur business administration graduates earn $33k initially. Earnings reach $65k by year ten.
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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,895 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$52,791 · 5 yrs out
Weatherford College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Rogers State University
$52,542 · 5 yrs out
Navarro College
$52,521 · 5 yrs out
Grayson College
$52,508 · 5 yrs out
Snow College
$52,508 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$52,497 · 5 yrs out
Laramie County Community College
$52,135 · 5 yrs out
Hill College
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$51,905 · 5 yrs out
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$51,903 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
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$117,625 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$117,625 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$92,365 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$87,304 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,487 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$55,796 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
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