Business Administration, Management and Operations programs in Arizona
53 schools in Arizona teach this, at certificate or associate level. 14 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $82,440 at Pima Community College.
What this work pays in Arizona
General and Operations Managers in Arizona earn a median of $94,800 a year across 110,480 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 Arizona |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $64,250 | 31,930 |
| Project Management Specialists | $99,050 | 22,920 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $48,010 | 20,260 |
| Human Resources Specialists | $71,390 | 20,230 |
| Management Analysts | $93,310 | 17,190 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pima Community College Tucson | Undergraduate certificate | — | $82,440 (19 grads) | 25 |
| University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | $7,125 | $58,221 (75 grads) | 1,432 |
| University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix | Associate's degree | $20,942 | $38,592 (2,024 grads) | 1,923 |
| The University of Arizona Global Campus Chandler | Associate's degree | — | $32,245 (242 grads) | — |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Associate's degree | — | $30,771 (21 grads) | 102 |
| Mesa Community College Mesa | Associate's degree | — | $30,771 (25 grads) | 177 |
| Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler | Associate's degree | — | $29,685 (25 grads) | 192 |
| Yavapai College Prescott | Associate's degree | — | $28,960 (12 grads) | 22 |
| American InterContinental University System Chandler | Associate's degree | $22,586 | $26,843 (453 grads) | 975 |
| Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale | Associate's degree | — | $26,739 (24 grads) | 94 |
| Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute Glendale | Associate's degree | $26,166 | $21,924 (158 grads) | 0 |
| Brookline College-Phoenix Phoenix | Associate's degree | $18,658 | $21,660 (29 grads) | 6 |
| Brookline College-Tucson Tucson | Associate's degree | $18,658 | $21,660 (29 grads) | 3 |
| Phoenix College Phoenix | Associate's degree | — | $21,052 (13 grads) | 61 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe | Undergraduate certificate | $9,250 | not published | 125 |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale | Undergraduate certificate | $9,250 | not published | — |
| Arizona Western College Yuma | Associate's degree | — | not published | 53 |
| Arizona Christian University Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Arizona Western College Yuma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Bryan University Tempe | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Central Arizona College Coolidge | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista | Associate's degree | — | not published | 25 |
| Coconino Community College Flagstaff | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Dine College Tsaile | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Dine College Tsaile | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Eastern Arizona College Thatcher | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Eastern Arizona College Thatcher | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| GateWay Community College Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| GateWay Community College Phoenix | Associate's degree | — | not published | 24 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Mesa Community College Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 33 |
| Mohave Community College Kingman | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Mohave Community College Kingman | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Northland Pioneer College Holbrook | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Northland Pioneer College Holbrook | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix | Associate's degree | — | not published | 69 |
| Phoenix College Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 47 |
| Pima Community College Tucson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Rio Salado College Tempe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
| Rio Salado College Tempe | Associate's degree | — | not published | 34 |
| Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 69 |
| South Mountain Community College Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| South Mountain Community College Phoenix | Associate's degree | — | not published | 28 |
| Tohono O'odham Community College Sells | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| University of Advancing Technology Tempe | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| University of Arizona Tucson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Yavapai College Prescott | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 36 |
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 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.