Business/Commerce, General programs in Minnesota
34 schools in Minnesota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $43,426 at Inver Hills Community College.
What this work pays in Minnesota
General and Operations Managers in Minnesota earn a median of $99,340 a year across 72,860 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 Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Management Analysts | $100,790 | 20,700 |
| Project Management Specialists | $97,860 | 18,850 |
| Sales Managers | $151,670 | 11,240 |
| Administrative Services Managers | $137,290 | 7,560 |
| Chief Executives | $195,670 | 6,740 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights | Associate's degree | — | $43,426 (22 grads) | 17 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls | Associate's degree | $18,250 | $43,426 (11 grads) | 16 |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids | Associate's degree | $20,186 | $37,568 (29 grads) | 51 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Associate's degree | $21,000 | not published | 43 |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington | Associate's degree | $14,446 | not published | 93 |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls | Associate's degree | $10,753 | not published | 18 |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Crown College Saint Bonifacius | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Lake Superior College Duluth | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| Minnesota North College Hibbing | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Minnesota North College Hibbing | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 119 |
| North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 40 |
| Northwest Technical College Bemidji | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Northwest Technical College Bemidji | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Pine Technical & Community College Pine City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Pine Technical & Community College Pine City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Ridgewater College Willmar | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Riverland Community College Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Riverland Community College Austin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 24 |
| Saint Paul College Saint Paul | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| South Central College North Mankato | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis | Undergraduate certificate | — | 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.