Business/Commerce, General programs in Louisiana
19 schools in Louisiana teach this, at certificate or associate level. 6 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $33,687 at Baton Rouge Community College.
What this work pays in Louisiana
General and Operations Managers in Louisiana earn a median of $101,790 a year across 43,220 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, All Other | $103,140 | 13,220 |
| Project Management Specialists | $84,850 | 8,050 |
| Construction Managers | $110,010 | 5,530 |
| Management Analysts | $95,540 | 4,760 |
| Sales Managers | $110,700 | 4,360 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge | Associate's degree | $14,750 | $33,687 (31 grads) | 76 |
| Delgado Community College New Orleans | Associate's degree | $17,000 | $25,194 (54 grads) | 56 |
| South Louisiana Community College Lafayette | Associate's degree | $12,400 | $24,730 (12 grads) | 159 |
| Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City | Associate's degree | $18,500 | $24,421 (52 grads) | 83 |
| Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe | Associate's degree | $7,874 | $22,871 (48 grads) | 36 |
| Nunez Community College Chalmette | Associate's degree | $14,500 | $17,950 (23 grads) | 23 |
| Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community College Alexandria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 46 |
| Louisiana State University-Shreveport Shreveport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Nunez Community College Chalmette | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 84 |
| SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 35 |
| Southern University at Shreveport Shreveport | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Business/Commerce, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.