Business/Commerce, General programs in Ohio
41 schools in Ohio teach this, at certificate or associate level. 11 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $33,993 at James A. Rhodes State College.
What this work pays in Ohio
General and Operations Managers in Ohio earn a median of $97,700 a year across 153,160 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 Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Project Management Specialists | $95,770 | 34,260 |
| Management Analysts | $94,270 | 25,120 |
| Sales Managers | $135,510 | 22,840 |
| Construction Managers | $101,980 | 16,130 |
| Industrial Production Managers | $109,340 | 14,290 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James A. Rhodes State College Lima | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (20 grads) | 28 |
| Kent State University at Ashtabula Ashtabula | Associate's degree | $17,942 | $31,133 (25 grads) | 5 |
| Kent State University at East Liverpool East Liverpool | Associate's degree | $17,942 | $31,133 (25 grads) | 0 |
| Kent State University at Geauga Burton | Associate's degree | $17,942 | $31,133 (25 grads) | 2 |
| Kent State University at Kent Kent | Associate's degree | $17,942 | $31,133 (25 grads) | — |
| Kent State University at Salem Salem | Associate's degree | $17,942 | $31,133 (25 grads) | 3 |
| Kent State University at Trumbull Warren | Associate's degree | $17,942 | $31,133 (25 grads) | 9 |
| Kent State University at Tuscarawas New Philadelphia | Associate's degree | $17,942 | $31,133 (25 grads) | 7 |
| Owens Community College Perrysburg | Associate's degree | — | $31,133 (67 grads) | — |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Parma Parma | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $27,508 (176 grads) | 18 |
| North Central State College Mansfield | Associate's degree | — | $26,739 (26 grads) | 30 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Parma Parma | Undergraduate certificate | $12,079 | not published | 0 |
| University of Rio Grande Rio Grande | Associate's degree | $14,250 | not published | 14 |
| Bowling Green State University-Firelands Huron | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 45 |
| DeVry University-Ohio Columbus | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Defiance College Defiance | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Edison State Community College Piqua | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 36 |
| Edison State Community College Piqua | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Gods Bible School and College Cincinnati | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| James A. Rhodes State College Lima | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Kent State University at Ashtabula Ashtabula | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Kent State University at Geauga Burton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Kent State University at Kent Kent | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Kent State University at Salem Salem | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Kent State University at Stark North Canton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Kent State University at Trumbull Warren | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Kent State University at Tuscarawas New Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lourdes University Sylvania | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Miami University-Middletown Middletown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Southern State Community College Hillsboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Stark State College North Canton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Stautzenberger College-Brecksville Brecksville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Stautzenberger College-Maumee Maumee | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| University of Cincinnati-Clermont College Batavia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| University of Toledo Toledo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Wright State University-Lake Campus Celina | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Youngstown State University Youngstown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
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.
Email me when these figures change
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.