Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
10,679 students earn a entrepreneurial and small business operations credential each year across 643 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $45,366
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $57,487
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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 258 colleges by graduates
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona142$38,4541 year out$54,269$27,0002Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona125$46,6281 year out—$14,1543Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas125$59,0521 year out$78,646$19,3754Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida103$48,6251 year out—$17,1005Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania90$47,8401 year out—$26,0006Miami University-HamiltonHamilton, Ohio84$47,7311 year out—$23,3507University of North TexasDenton, Texas78$45,2651 year out$67,277$19,3658The University of TampaTampa, Florida76$34,0381 year out—$27,0009Miami University-MiddletownMiddletown, Ohio73$47,7311 year out—$23,35010Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York67$55,0391 year out$92,585$26,35011Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California66—1 year out$86,057$20,50012Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas65$65,0281 year out—$25,29213CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York63—1 year out$65,704$8,50014University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona58$64,2111 year out$84,481$23,96215Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts57$74,4461 year out—$19,00016Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma51$45,3661 year out—$22,50017Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa48$46,3741 year out—$21,50018University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota48$48,6001 year out$86,169$21,50019Lynn UniversityBoca Raton, Florida46—1 year out——20University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania46—1 year out——21The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona41$40,8901 year out$38,836$46,43822Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania41$50,0301 year out$87,315—23University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida40—1 year out——24Suffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts39$44,8841 year out$69,843$27,00025High Point UniversityHigh Point, North Carolina39—1 year out——26Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan37$42,9081 year out$53,580$27,00027Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island37$67,9001 year out$118,561$18,00028University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington37$65,1771 year out——29Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia36—1 year out——30Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah35$64,0611 year out$77,782—31Nova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale, Florida33—1 year out——32Yeshiva UniversityNew York, New York32—1 year out——33The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, Tennessee32—1 year out——34American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia32$54,5631 year out—$33,67835University of DelawareNewark, Delaware31$52,1851 year out——36Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado30$45,7671 year out—$25,66637Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri30—1 year out——38Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington30—1 year out$77,036—39University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii29$44,8531 year out$38,542—40University of DaytonDayton, Ohio29$55,8641 year out$73,481$25,81341East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina28—1 year out—$28,22742Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina28$62,6261 year out——43Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida28—1 year out——44University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada27$27,8281 year out$60,917—45University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California26$43,1461 year out$75,474$22,81246Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey25$43,7021 year out——47Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio25—1 year out——48University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming25—1 year out——49Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia25—1 year out$55,143—50Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, New York24$37,7531 year out$61,513$27,00051Belmont UniversityNashville, Tennessee24—1 year out$73,233—52Butler UniversityIndianapolis, Indiana23—1 year out$66,952—53Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas23$39,6461 year out$71,863$21,28754Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio23$47,3121 year out$71,620$25,00055Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington23—1 year out——56Rollins CollegeWinter Park, Florida22$37,9501 year out——57West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia22—1 year out——58Universidad del Sagrado CorazonSanturce, Puerto Rico22—1 year out——59Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina22$30,9961 year out$45,190$25,50060University of Central ArkansasConway, Arkansas21$38,1051 year out——61University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi21—1 year out——62University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska21—1 year out——63Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, New York21—1 year out——64University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah21—1 year out——65Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico21$16,4491 year out$29,861$7,37566Johnson & Wales University-OnlineProvidence, Rhode Island21$30,9961 year out$45,190$25,50067Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut20$50,6141 year out—$27,00068Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania20$50,8761 year out$69,655$24,25069University of VermontBurlington, Vermont20$32,3861 year out—$21,12570Pace UniversityNew York, New York19—1 year out——71University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina19—1 year out$44,708—72University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois18—1 year out——73Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, Rhode Island18$30,9961 year out$45,190$25,50074The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas18—1 year out——75Northwood UniversityMidland, Michigan17—1 year out——76Bryant UniversitySmithfield, Rhode Island17—1 year out$66,032—77Dallas Baptist UniversityDallas, Texas17$31,6941 year out——78Inter American University of Puerto Rico-MetroSan Juan, Puerto Rico17—1 year out$29,666—79Salem State UniversitySalem, Massachusetts16—1 year out——80University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, Minnesota16—1 year out——81Stetson UniversityDeLand, Florida15—1 year out——82Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan15$43,3911 year out—$26,00083Columbia CollegeColumbia, Missouri15—1 year out——84Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, New York15$24,3871 year out—$19,50085Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, Pennsylvania15$42,8301 year out—$24,00086University of HoustonHouston, Texas15$52,7521 year out—$11,10087University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas14—1 year out——88University of South FloridaTampa, Florida14$33,2491 year out$46,737—89Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan14—1 year out——90Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee14$43,0021 year out$45,432—91Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas14$23,6821 year out—$26,00092Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois13$45,8691 year out——93Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas13—1 year out$48,640—94University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota13$40,1421 year out—$26,00095Ensign CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah13—1 year out——96Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico13—1 year out$27,727—97Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PonceMercedita, Puerto Rico13—1 year out$35,266—98George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia12$52,8931 year out——99Xavier UniversityCincinnati, Ohio12—1 year out——100Grove City CollegeGrove City, Pennsylvania12—1 year out——
Associate programs — top 100 of 130 colleges by graduates
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1NUC UniversityBayamon, Puerto Rico46—1 year out$20,747$15,9162Chabot CollegeHayward, California28—1 year out——3College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California26—1 year out——4North Country Community CollegeSaranac Lake, New York26—1 year out——5CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, New York20—1 year out——6Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio20—1 year out——7College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho18—1 year out$37,771—8MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California17—1 year out——9Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio17—1 year out——10Southeast Technical CollegeSioux Falls, South Dakota17—1 year out——11Hutchinson Community CollegeHutchinson, Kansas16$34,9371 year out$34,634$17,92012Delta CollegeUniversity Center, Michigan16$26,7071 year out——13Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin15$37,5871 year out——14Interactive College of Technology-ChambleeChamblee, Georgia14$37,6361 year out——15Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida13—1 year out——16Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland, Ohio13—1 year out——17Stark State CollegeNorth Canton, Ohio13—1 year out——18Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin12—1 year out——19Shorter CollegeN Little Rock, Arkansas11—1 year out——20American River CollegeSacramento, California11—1 year out——21Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California10—1 year out——22Herkimer County Community CollegeHerkimer, New York10—1 year out——23Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, New York10—1 year out——24Monroe Community CollegeRochester, New York10—1 year out——25Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, North Carolina10—1 year out——26Central Penn CollegeSummerdale, Pennsylvania10—1 year out——27Mohave Community CollegeKingman, Arizona9—1 year out——28Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California9—1 year out——29Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California8—1 year out——30Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDover, Delaware8—1 year out——31Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida8—1 year out——32Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia, Michigan8—1 year out——33Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, Ohio8—1 year out——34Ensign CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah8—1 year out$70,780—35Pennsylvania Highlands Community CollegeJohnstown, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——36Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California7—1 year out——37Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, California7—1 year out——38Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, California7—1 year out——39Yuba CollegeMarysville, California7—1 year out——40Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston, Massachusetts7—1 year out——41Flathead Valley Community CollegeKalispell, Montana7—1 year out——42Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, North Carolina7—1 year out——43Owens Community CollegePerrysburg, Ohio7—1 year out——44El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas7—1 year out——45Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California7—1 year out——46Butte CollegeOroville, California6—1 year out——47Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California6—1 year out——48West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, California6—1 year out——49Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnold, Maryland6—1 year out——50Helena College University of MontanaHelena, Montana6—1 year out——51Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, North Carolina6—1 year out——52Lakeland Community CollegeKirtland, Ohio6—1 year out——53Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——54Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin6—1 year out——55Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe UniversityHayward, Wisconsin6—1 year out——56Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California6—1 year out——57Merced CollegeMerced, California5—1 year out——58Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California5—1 year out——59Sierra CollegeRocklin, California5—1 year out——60Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida5—1 year out——61Pensacola State CollegePensacola, Florida5—1 year out——62Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, Illinois5—1 year out——63Middlesex CollegeEdison, New Jersey5—1 year out——64Rockland Community CollegeSuffern, New York5—1 year out——65Mt Hood Community CollegeGresham, Oregon5—1 year out——66Moraine Park Technical CollegeFond du Lac, Wisconsin5—1 year out——67Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley, California4—1 year out——68Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon, California4—1 year out——69Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida4—1 year out——70Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana4—1 year out——71Alpena Community CollegeAlpena, Michigan4—1 year out——72Macomb Community CollegeWarren, Michigan4—1 year out——73Miles Community CollegeMiles City, Montana4—1 year out——74Great Basin CollegeElko, Nevada4—1 year out——75Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeDryden, New York4—1 year out——76Dakota College at BottineauBottineau, North Dakota4—1 year out——77Highline CollegeDes Moines, Washington4—1 year out——78Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California3—1 year out——79Reedley CollegeReedley, California3—1 year out——80Napa Valley CollegeNapa, California3—1 year out——81San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California3—1 year out——82Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California3—1 year out——83Solano Community CollegeFairfield, California3—1 year out——84University of MaineOrono, Maine3—1 year out——85Jackson CollegeJackson, Michigan3—1 year out——86Missouri Valley CollegeMarshall, Missouri3—1 year out——87Genesee Community CollegeBatavia, New York3—1 year out——88Northwest State Community CollegeArchbold, Ohio3—1 year out——89Southwestern Oregon Community CollegeCoos Bay, Oregon3—1 year out——90Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey CampusSan Juan, Puerto Rico3—1 year out——91Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California3—1 year out——92Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California3—1 year out——93Northland Pioneer CollegeHolbrook, Arizona2—1 year out——94Canada CollegeRedwood City, California2—1 year out——95Columbia CollegeSonora, California2—1 year out——96Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California2—1 year out——97Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California2—1 year out——98Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California2—1 year out——99San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, California2—1 year out——100San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California2—1 year out——
Certificate programs — top 100 of 358 colleges by graduates
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida514—1 year out——2Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida344—1 year out——3University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin343—1 year out——4Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida323—1 year out——5Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California233—1 year out——6Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana230—1 year out——7Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California170—1 year out——8Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida167—1 year out——9University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia160$64,9001 year out—$19,50010Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio125—1 year out—$8,46311Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, Florida76—1 year out$36,306—12Piedmont Technical CollegeGreenwood, South Carolina73—1 year out——13College of Central FloridaOcala, Florida70—1 year out——14Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGriffin, Georgia66—1 year out——15East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina61—1 year out——16Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California58—1 year out——17Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida57—1 year out——18Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin, Tennessee57—1 year out——19Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona53—1 year out——20Ensign CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah52—1 year out——21Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMarietta, Georgia49—1 year out——22Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota42—1 year out——23Southern Regional Technical CollegeThomasville, Georgia42—1 year out——24Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana42—1 year out——25Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia41—1 year out——26Paradise Valley Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona40—1 year out——27Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida39$36,6901 year out—$16,57328Mid-State Technical CollegeWisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin37—1 year out——29Washington State College of OhioMarietta, Ohio36—1 year out——30Utah Tech UniversitySaint George, Utah36—1 year out——31St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida34—1 year out——32Morgan Community CollegeFort Morgan, Colorado33—1 year out——33Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida33—1 year out——34Eastern Maine Community CollegeBangor, Maine33—1 year out——35Pensacola State CollegePensacola, Florida32—1 year out——36University of KansasLawrence, Kansas32—1 year out——37Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan32—1 year out——38Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville, South Carolina32—1 year out——39Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner Robins, Georgia30—1 year out——40Parkland CollegeChampaign, Illinois28—1 year out——41Tulsa Technology CenterTulsa, Oklahoma28—1 year out——42Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin26—1 year out——43MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California24—1 year out——44North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota23—1 year out——45University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania23$51,6351 year out—$23,06346Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin23—1 year out——47Arkansas Northeastern CollegeBlytheville, Arkansas22—1 year out——48Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, Florida22$40,8241 year out—$10,74049Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta, Georgia22—1 year out——50Clark CollegeVancouver, Washington21—1 year out——51Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona19—1 year out——52Illinois Eastern Community CollegesOlney, Illinois19—1 year out——53Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois19—1 year out——54Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati, Ohio19—1 year out——55Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, Pennsylvania19—1 year out——56University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin19$42,5451 year out—$23,39757Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans, Louisiana18—1 year out—$34,21358Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio18—1 year out——59York Technical CollegeRock Hill, South Carolina18$31,8681 year out—$11,30260Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin18—1 year out——61University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeNorth Little Rock, Arkansas17—1 year out——62Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California17—1 year out——63Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California17—1 year out——64Columbus Technical CollegeColumbus, Georgia16—1 year out——65Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids, Michigan15—1 year out——66College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California14—1 year out——67Savannah Technical CollegeSavannah, Georgia14—1 year out——68Francis Tuttle Technology CenterOklahoma City, Oklahoma14—1 year out——69Central Technology CenterDrumright, Oklahoma14—1 year out——70San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, California13—1 year out——71Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts13—1 year out——72Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis, Minnesota13—1 year out——73Central Ohio Technical CollegeNewark, Ohio13—1 year out——74Central Carolina Technical CollegeSumter, South Carolina13—1 year out——75Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, Tennessee13—1 year out——76Northeast State Community CollegeBlountville, Tennessee13—1 year out——77Pierce College DistrictLakewood, Washington13—1 year out——78Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California12—1 year out——79Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida12—1 year out——80Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee, Florida12—1 year out——81Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, Illinois12—1 year out——82Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnold, Maryland12—1 year out——83Normandale Community CollegeBloomington, Minnesota12—1 year out——84Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania12—1 year out——85University of Arkansas-Fort SmithFort Smith, Arkansas11—1 year out——86East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California11—1 year out——87Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFort Myers, Florida11—1 year out——88West Georgia Technical CollegeWaco, Georgia11—1 year out——89Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota11—1 year out——90County College of MorrisRandolph, New Jersey11—1 year out——91SUNY AdirondackQueensbury, New York11—1 year out——92Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon11—1 year out——93Butler County Community CollegeButler, Pennsylvania11—1 year out——94Purdue University Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana10—1 year out——95Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount, Minnesota10—1 year out——96East Central UniversityAda, Oklahoma10—1 year out——97Northland Pioneer CollegeHolbrook, Arizona9—1 year out——98Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California9—1 year out——99Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California9—1 year out——100Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California9—1 year out——
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).