Associate+16% vs national median768 grads tracked
Business Administration, Management and Operations at Lone Star College System
Ranked 37th of 329 associate programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$49,943
middle 50%: $34,840 – $67,887
Median · 5 years out
$60,864
middle 50%: $43,967 – $83,653
Median · 10 years out
$70,788
middle 50%: $49,399 – $97,476
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
This degree leads to a first-year median salary of $50k. Ten-year earnings average $71k.
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
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,222 total interest
Same major at other universities
Utah Tech University
$62,349 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
Bunker Hill Community College
$62,012 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$62,007 · 5 yrs out
Odessa College
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Institute of Technology
$60,927 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Westchester Community College
$60,848 · 5 yrs out
Red Rocks Community College
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Western Wyoming Community College
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$60,546 · 5 yrs out
Norwalk Community College
$60,387 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Aurora
$60,342 · 5 yrs out
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Fire Protection (Associate)
$108,135 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$88,842 · 5 yrs out
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$87,304 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$82,784 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$81,191 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,306 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$75,144 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$75,144 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$72,466 · 5 yrs out
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