Business/Commerce, General programs in Pennsylvania
53 schools in Pennsylvania teach this, at certificate or associate level. 28 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $43,426 at Strayer University-Pennsylvania.
What this work pays in Pennsylvania
General and Operations Managers in Pennsylvania earn a median of $103,130 a year across 172,010 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 Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Project Management Specialists | $100,150 | 36,150 |
| Management Analysts | $93,830 | 34,420 |
| Sales Managers | $130,610 | 20,460 |
| Managers, All Other | $131,600 | 20,170 |
| Social and Community Service Managers | $75,280 | 10,220 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strayer University-Pennsylvania Philadelphia | Associate's degree | $32,140 | $43,426 (54 grads) | 48 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park | Associate's degree | $17,701 | $40,821 (96 grads) | — |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Abington | Associate's degree | $17,701 | $40,821 (96 grads) | 3 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona Altoona | Associate's degree | $17,701 | $40,821 (96 grads) | 5 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading | Associate's degree | $17,701 | $40,821 (96 grads) | 4 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine Media | Associate's degree | $17,701 | $40,821 (96 grads) | 4 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois DuBois | Associate's degree | $17,701 | $40,821 (96 grads) | 6 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie | Associate's degree | $17,701 | $40,821 (96 grads) | 4 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Lemont Furnace | Associate's degree | $17,701 | $40,821 (96 grads) | 7 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny McKeesport | Associate's degree | $17,701 | $40,821 (96 grads) | 2 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Middletown | Associate's degree | $17,701 | $40,821 (96 grads) | 3 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton Hazleton | Associate's degree | $17,701 | $40,821 (96 grads) | 1 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley | Associate's degree | $17,701 | $40,821 (96 grads) | 3 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto | Associate's degree | $17,701 | $40,821 (96 grads) | 10 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington New Kensington | Associate's degree | $17,701 | $40,821 (96 grads) | 2 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven | Associate's degree | $17,701 | $40,821 (96 grads) | 2 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Dunmore | Associate's degree | $17,701 | $40,821 (96 grads) | 1 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Dallas | Associate's degree | $17,701 | $40,821 (96 grads) | 2 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York York | Associate's degree | $17,701 | $40,821 (96 grads) | — |
| Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park | Associate's degree | $17,701 | $40,821 (96 grads) | 82 |
| Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | Associate's degree | $19,703 | $33,007 (100 grads) | 118 |
| Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell | Associate's degree | $10,643 | $31,305 (36 grads) | 146 |
| Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $30,771 (20 grads) | 42 |
| Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | Associate's degree | $10,500 | $29,685 (72 grads) | 222 |
| Butler County Community College Butler | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,598 (26 grads) | 1 |
| Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke | Associate's degree | $9,084 | $25,484 (31 grads) | 26 |
| Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Johnstown | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $24,615 (33 grads) | 38 |
| Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem | Associate's degree | $13,849 | $24,035 (18 grads) | 88 |
| Lackawanna College Scranton | Associate's degree | $15,250 | not published | 30 |
| Alvernia University Reading | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Bucks County Community College Newtown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Butler County Community College Butler | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Carlow University Pittsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Commonwealth Technical Institute Johnstown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Community College of Beaver County Monaca | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Community College of Beaver County Monaca | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| DeSales University Center Valley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Delaware County Community College Media | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Delaware Valley University Doylestown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Gannon University Erie | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks Reading | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington New Kensington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Thiel College Greenville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Thiel College Greenville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 28 |
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.