Business Administration, Management and Operations programs in Alabama
41 schools in Alabama teach this, at certificate or associate level. 6 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $40,896 at Columbia Southern University.
What this work pays in Alabama
General and Operations Managers in Alabama earn a median of $111,790 a year across 30,170 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 Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $44,860 | 25,020 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | $73,060 | 20,670 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $60,360 | 20,140 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | $74,830 | 13,390 |
| Human Resources Specialists | $64,940 | 11,080 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Southern University Orange Beach | Associate's degree | $16,640 | $40,896 (109 grads) | 224 |
| Strayer University-Alabama Birmingham | Associate's degree | — | $36,992 (79 grads) | 0 |
| John C Calhoun State Community College Tanner | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (19 grads) | 24 |
| Herzing University-Birmingham Birmingham | Associate's degree | $29,440 | $32,569 (47 grads) | 3 |
| Jefferson State Community College Birmingham | Associate's degree | — | $30,771 (15 grads) | 22 |
| Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette | Associate's degree | — | $29,685 (11 grads) | 19 |
| Columbia Southern University Orange Beach | Undergraduate certificate | $25,428 | not published | 19 |
| Amridge University Montgomery | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Athens State University Athens | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Bevill State Community College Jasper | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Bevill State Community College Jasper | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Bishop State Community College Mobile | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Central Alabama Community College Alexander City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Central Alabama Community College Alexander City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community College Phenix City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 31 |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community College Phenix City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Coastal Alabama Community College Bay Minette | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Enterprise State Community College Enterprise | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Enterprise State Community College Enterprise | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 26 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Selma Selma | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College Montgomery | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Huntsville Bible College Huntsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| J F Ingram State Technical College Deatsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 74 |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College Huntsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Jefferson State Community College Birmingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 46 |
| John C Calhoun State Community College Tanner | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 203 |
| Lawson State Community College Birmingham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Northeast Alabama Community College Rainsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Shelton State Community College Tuscaloosa | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Snead State Community College Boaz | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Snead State Community College Boaz | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Spring Hill College Mobile | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Strayer University-Alabama Birmingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| University of Mobile Mobile | 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 Administration, Management and Operations — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.