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 graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts57$74,4461 year out—$19,0002Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island37$67,9001 year out$118,561$18,0003University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington37$65,1771 year out——4Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas65$65,0281 year out—$25,2925University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona58$64,2111 year out$84,481$23,9626Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah35$64,0611 year out$77,782—7Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina28$62,6261 year out——8Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah12$60,4481 year out——9Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas125$59,0521 year out$78,646$19,37510Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri11$57,4111 year out—$25,00011University of DaytonDayton, Ohio29$55,8641 year out$73,481$25,81312Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York67$55,0391 year out$92,585$26,35013American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia32$54,5631 year out—$33,67814George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia12$52,8931 year out——15University of HoustonHouston, Texas15$52,7521 year out—$11,10016University of DelawareNewark, Delaware31$52,1851 year out——17Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania20$50,8761 year out$69,655$24,25018Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut20$50,6141 year out—$27,00019Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania41$50,0301 year out$87,315—20Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, Iowa0$49,0991 year out$61,334$27,00021Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida103$48,6251 year out—$17,10022University of St ThomasSaint Paul, Minnesota48$48,6001 year out$86,169$21,50023Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania8$48,3191 year out——24Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania90$47,8401 year out—$26,00025Miami University-HamiltonHamilton, Ohio84$47,7311 year out—$23,35026Miami University-MiddletownMiddletown, Ohio73$47,7311 year out—$23,35027Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio0$47,7311 year out—$23,35028Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio23$47,3121 year out$71,620$25,00029Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona125$46,6281 year out—$14,15430Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa48$46,3741 year out—$21,50031Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois13$45,8691 year out——32Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado30$45,7671 year out—$25,66633University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin11$45,3731 year out—$18,78534Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma51$45,3661 year out—$22,50035University of North TexasDenton, Texas78$45,2651 year out$67,277$19,36536Suffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts39$44,8841 year out$69,843$27,00037University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii29$44,8531 year out$38,542—38South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota5$43,9041 year out$52,826$26,03139Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey25$43,7021 year out——40Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan15$43,3911 year out—$26,00041University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California26$43,1461 year out$75,474$22,81242Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee14$43,0021 year out$45,432—43Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan37$42,9081 year out$53,580$27,00044Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, Pennsylvania15$42,8301 year out—$24,00045North Central UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota3$42,3271 year out——46The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona41$40,8901 year out$38,836$46,43847University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota13$40,1421 year out—$26,00048Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri10$39,8401 year out—$21,75049Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas23$39,6461 year out$71,863$21,28750Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona142$38,4541 year out$54,269$27,00051University of Central ArkansasConway, Arkansas21$38,1051 year out——52Rollins CollegeWinter Park, Florida22$37,9501 year out——53California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California—$37,8181 year out$47,157$19,99854Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, New York24$37,7531 year out$61,513$27,00055The University of TampaTampa, Florida76$34,0381 year out—$27,00056University of South FloridaTampa, Florida14$33,2491 year out$46,737—57University of VermontBurlington, Vermont20$32,3861 year out—$21,12558Lamar UniversityBeaumont, Texas9$32,1291 year out$46,884$25,40659Dallas Baptist UniversityDallas, Texas17$31,6941 year out——60Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina22$30,9961 year out$45,190$25,50061Johnson & Wales University-OnlineProvidence, Rhode Island21$30,9961 year out$45,190$25,50062Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, Rhode Island18$30,9961 year out$45,190$25,50063Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey CampusSan Juan, Puerto Rico9$30,3781 year out$22,662$17,56064University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada27$27,8281 year out$60,917—65Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, New York15$24,3871 year out—$19,50066Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas14$23,6821 year out—$26,00067Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico3$22,8421 year out$26,862—68Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonBayamon, Puerto Rico21$16,4491 year out$29,861$7,37569Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California66—1 year out$86,057$20,50070CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York63—1 year out$65,704$8,50071Lynn UniversityBoca Raton, Florida46—1 year out——72University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania46—1 year out——73University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida40—1 year out——74High Point UniversityHigh Point, North Carolina39—1 year out——75Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia36—1 year out——76Nova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale, Florida33—1 year out——77Yeshiva UniversityNew York, New York32—1 year out——78The University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaChattanooga, Tennessee32—1 year out——79Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri30—1 year out——80Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington30—1 year out$77,036—81East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina28—1 year out—$28,22782Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida28—1 year out——83Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio25—1 year out——84University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming25—1 year out——85Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia25—1 year out$55,143—86Belmont UniversityNashville, Tennessee24—1 year out$73,233—87Butler UniversityIndianapolis, Indiana23—1 year out$66,952—88Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington23—1 year out——89West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia22—1 year out——90Universidad del Sagrado CorazonSanturce, Puerto Rico22—1 year out——91University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi21—1 year out——92University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha, Nebraska21—1 year out——93Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, New York21—1 year out——94University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah21—1 year out——95Pace UniversityNew York, New York19—1 year out——96University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina19—1 year out$44,708—97University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois18—1 year out——98The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas18—1 year out——99Northwood UniversityMidland, Michigan17—1 year out——100Bryant UniversitySmithfield, Rhode Island17—1 year out$66,032—
Associate programs — top 100 of 130 colleges by graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Interactive College of Technology-ChambleeChamblee, Georgia14$37,6361 year out——2Interactive College of Technology-MorrowMorrow, Georgia0$37,6361 year out——3Interactive College of Technology-NewportNewport, Kentucky0$37,6361 year out——4Interactive College of Technology-GainesvilleGainesville, Georgia0$37,6361 year out——5Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin15$37,5871 year out——6Hutchinson Community CollegeHutchinson, Kansas16$34,9371 year out$34,634$17,9207Delta CollegeUniversity Center, Michigan16$26,7071 year out——8NUC UniversityBayamon, Puerto Rico46—1 year out$20,747$15,9169Chabot CollegeHayward, California28—1 year out——10College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California26—1 year out——11North Country Community CollegeSaranac Lake, New York26—1 year out——12CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, New York20—1 year out——13Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio20—1 year out——14College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho18—1 year out$37,771—15MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California17—1 year out——16Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio17—1 year out——17Southeast Technical CollegeSioux Falls, South Dakota17—1 year out——18Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida13—1 year out——19Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland, Ohio13—1 year out——20Stark State CollegeNorth Canton, Ohio13—1 year out——21Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin12—1 year out——22Shorter CollegeN Little Rock, Arkansas11—1 year out——23American River CollegeSacramento, California11—1 year out——24Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California10—1 year out——25Herkimer County Community CollegeHerkimer, New York10—1 year out——26Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, New York10—1 year out——27Monroe Community CollegeRochester, New York10—1 year out——28Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, North Carolina10—1 year out——29Central Penn CollegeSummerdale, Pennsylvania10—1 year out——30Mohave Community CollegeKingman, Arizona9—1 year out——31Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California9—1 year out——32Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California8—1 year out——33Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDover, Delaware8—1 year out——34Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida8—1 year out——35Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia, Michigan8—1 year out——36Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, Ohio8—1 year out——37Ensign CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah8—1 year out$70,780—38Pennsylvania Highlands Community CollegeJohnstown, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——39Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California7—1 year out——40Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, California7—1 year out——41Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, California7—1 year out——42Yuba CollegeMarysville, California7—1 year out——43Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston, Massachusetts7—1 year out——44Flathead Valley Community CollegeKalispell, Montana7—1 year out——45Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, North Carolina7—1 year out——46Owens Community CollegePerrysburg, Ohio7—1 year out——47El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas7—1 year out——48Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California7—1 year out——49Butte CollegeOroville, California6—1 year out——50Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California6—1 year out——51West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, California6—1 year out——52Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnold, Maryland6—1 year out——53Helena College University of MontanaHelena, Montana6—1 year out——54Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, North Carolina6—1 year out——55Lakeland Community CollegeKirtland, Ohio6—1 year out——56Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——57Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin6—1 year out——58Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe UniversityHayward, Wisconsin6—1 year out——59Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California6—1 year out——60Merced CollegeMerced, California5—1 year out——61Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California5—1 year out——62Sierra CollegeRocklin, California5—1 year out——63Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida5—1 year out——64Pensacola State CollegePensacola, Florida5—1 year out——65Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, Illinois5—1 year out——66Middlesex CollegeEdison, New Jersey5—1 year out——67Rockland Community CollegeSuffern, New York5—1 year out——68Mt Hood Community CollegeGresham, Oregon5—1 year out——69Moraine Park Technical CollegeFond du Lac, Wisconsin5—1 year out——70Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley, California4—1 year out——71Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon, California4—1 year out——72Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida4—1 year out——73Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana4—1 year out——74Alpena Community CollegeAlpena, Michigan4—1 year out——75Macomb Community CollegeWarren, Michigan4—1 year out——76Miles Community CollegeMiles City, Montana4—1 year out——77Great Basin CollegeElko, Nevada4—1 year out——78Tompkins Cortland Community CollegeDryden, New York4—1 year out——79Dakota College at BottineauBottineau, North Dakota4—1 year out——80Highline CollegeDes Moines, Washington4—1 year out——81Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California3—1 year out——82Reedley CollegeReedley, California3—1 year out——83Napa Valley CollegeNapa, California3—1 year out——84San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California3—1 year out——85Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California3—1 year out——86Solano Community CollegeFairfield, California3—1 year out——87University of MaineOrono, Maine3—1 year out——88Jackson CollegeJackson, Michigan3—1 year out——89Missouri Valley CollegeMarshall, Missouri3—1 year out——90Genesee Community CollegeBatavia, New York3—1 year out——91Northwest State Community CollegeArchbold, Ohio3—1 year out——92Southwestern Oregon Community CollegeCoos Bay, Oregon3—1 year out——93Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey CampusSan Juan, Puerto Rico3—1 year out——94Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California3—1 year out——95Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California3—1 year out——96Northland Pioneer CollegeHolbrook, Arizona2—1 year out——97Canada CollegeRedwood City, California2—1 year out——98Columbia CollegeSonora, California2—1 year out——99Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California2—1 year out——100Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California2—1 year out——
Certificate programs — top 100 of 358 colleges by graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia160$64,9001 year out—$19,5002University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania23$51,6351 year out—$23,0633University of IowaIowa City, Iowa—$46,8781 year out$68,295$26,0004University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin19$42,5451 year out—$23,3975Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, Florida22$40,8241 year out—$10,7406Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania7$38,0311 year out——7Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida39$36,6901 year out—$16,5738York Technical CollegeRock Hill, South Carolina18$31,8681 year out—$11,3029Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida514—1 year out——10Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida344—1 year out——11University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin343—1 year out——12Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida323—1 year out——13Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California233—1 year out——14Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana230—1 year out——15Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California170—1 year out——16Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida167—1 year out——17Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio125—1 year out—$8,46318Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, Florida76—1 year out$36,306—19Piedmont Technical CollegeGreenwood, South Carolina73—1 year out——20College of Central FloridaOcala, Florida70—1 year out——21Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGriffin, Georgia66—1 year out——22East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina61—1 year out——23Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California58—1 year out——24Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida57—1 year out——25Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin, Tennessee57—1 year out——26Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona53—1 year out——27Ensign CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah52—1 year out——28Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMarietta, Georgia49—1 year out——29Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota42—1 year out——30Southern Regional Technical CollegeThomasville, Georgia42—1 year out——31Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana42—1 year out——32Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia41—1 year out——33Paradise Valley Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona40—1 year out——34Mid-State Technical CollegeWisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin37—1 year out——35Washington State College of OhioMarietta, Ohio36—1 year out——36Utah Tech UniversitySaint George, Utah36—1 year out——37St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida34—1 year out——38Morgan Community CollegeFort Morgan, Colorado33—1 year out——39Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida33—1 year out——40Eastern Maine Community CollegeBangor, Maine33—1 year out——41Pensacola State CollegePensacola, Florida32—1 year out——42University of KansasLawrence, Kansas32—1 year out——43Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan32—1 year out——44Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville, South Carolina32—1 year out——45Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner Robins, Georgia30—1 year out——46Parkland CollegeChampaign, Illinois28—1 year out——47Tulsa Technology CenterTulsa, Oklahoma28—1 year out——48Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin26—1 year out——49MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California24—1 year out——50North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota23—1 year out——51Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin23—1 year out——52Arkansas Northeastern CollegeBlytheville, Arkansas22—1 year out——53Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta, Georgia22—1 year out——54Clark CollegeVancouver, Washington21—1 year out——55Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona19—1 year out——56Illinois Eastern Community CollegesOlney, Illinois19—1 year out——57Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois19—1 year out——58Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati, Ohio19—1 year out——59Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, Pennsylvania19—1 year out——60Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans, Louisiana18—1 year out—$34,21361Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio18—1 year out——62Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin18—1 year out——63University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeNorth Little Rock, Arkansas17—1 year out——64Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California17—1 year out——65Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California17—1 year out——66Columbus Technical CollegeColumbus, Georgia16—1 year out——67Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids, Michigan15—1 year out——68College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California14—1 year out——69Savannah Technical CollegeSavannah, Georgia14—1 year out——70Francis Tuttle Technology CenterOklahoma City, Oklahoma14—1 year out——71Central Technology CenterDrumright, Oklahoma14—1 year out——72San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, California13—1 year out——73Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts13—1 year out——74Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis, Minnesota13—1 year out——75Central Ohio Technical CollegeNewark, Ohio13—1 year out——76Central Carolina Technical CollegeSumter, South Carolina13—1 year out——77Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, Tennessee13—1 year out——78Northeast State Community CollegeBlountville, Tennessee13—1 year out——79Pierce College DistrictLakewood, Washington13—1 year out——80Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California12—1 year out——81Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida12—1 year out——82Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee, Florida12—1 year out——83Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, Illinois12—1 year out——84Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnold, Maryland12—1 year out——85Normandale Community CollegeBloomington, Minnesota12—1 year out——86Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania12—1 year out——87University of Arkansas-Fort SmithFort Smith, Arkansas11—1 year out——88East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California11—1 year out——89Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFort Myers, Florida11—1 year out——90West Georgia Technical CollegeWaco, Georgia11—1 year out——91Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota11—1 year out——92County College of MorrisRandolph, New Jersey11—1 year out——93SUNY AdirondackQueensbury, New York11—1 year out——94Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon11—1 year out——95Butler County Community CollegeButler, Pennsylvania11—1 year out——96Purdue University Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana10—1 year out——97Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount, Minnesota10—1 year out——98East Central UniversityAda, Oklahoma10—1 year out——99Northland Pioneer CollegeHolbrook, Arizona9—1 year out——100Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, 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 (—).