Certificate (under 1 year)+24% vs national median455 grads tracked
Business Administration, Management and Operations at Virginia Peninsula Community College
Ranked 12th of 108 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$68,838
middle 50%: $45,937 – $85,566
Median · 5 years out
$70,506
middle 50%: $55,758 – $89,277
Median · 10 years out
$82,479
middle 50%: $65,194 – $105,799
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Business Administration, Management and Operations (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Business Administration certificate holders earn a median of $69k in their first year. Salaries rise to $71k at five years and $82k at 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
5.1 yrs
≈ $5,319 total interest
Same major at other universities
Clackamas Community College
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Brookhaven College
$74,186 · 5 yrs out
Inver Hills Community College
$74,055 · 5 yrs out
Riverland Community College
$72,966 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$71,011 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$68,987 · 5 yrs out
Normandale Community College
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Lander University
$67,887 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$66,850 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Northland Community and Technical College
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
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$85,664 · 5 yrs out
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$82,185 · 5 yrs out
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$81,577 · 5 yrs out
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$81,577 · 5 yrs out
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$78,948 · 5 yrs out
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$75,158 · 5 yrs out
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$74,571 · 5 yrs out
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$74,491 · 5 yrs out
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$74,333 · 5 yrs out
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$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,770 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$71,911 · 5 yrs out
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