Business Administration, Management and Operations programs in Colorado
34 schools in Colorado teach this, at certificate or associate level. 6 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $50,231 at Red Rocks Community College.
What this work pays in Colorado
Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Colorado earn a median of $92,520 a year across 45,670 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 Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| General and Operations Managers | $131,840 | 41,870 |
| Project Management Specialists | $110,050 | 32,390 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $58,200 | 26,390 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $76,600 | 26,100 |
| Human Resources Specialists | $80,840 | 19,450 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Rocks Community College Lakewood | Associate's degree | — | $50,231 (15 grads) | 9 |
| Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs | Associate's degree | — | $38,829 (16 grads) | 25 |
| Front Range Community College Westminster | Undergraduate certificate | $11,000 | $37,779 (12 grads) | 838 |
| Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $31,743 (415 grads) | 1,677 |
| Front Range Community College Westminster | Associate's degree | — | $30,228 (16 grads) | 16 |
| Arapahoe Community College Littleton | Associate's degree | — | $26,353 (14 grads) | 21 |
| Colorado Christian University Lakewood | Associate's degree | $26,732 | not published | 42 |
| Northeastern Junior College Sterling | Undergraduate certificate | $9,000 | not published | 10 |
| University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver | Undergraduate certificate | $18,702 | not published | — |
| Arapahoe Community College Littleton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Colorado Christian University Lakewood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Colorado State University Global Denver | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 48 |
| Community College of Aurora Aurora | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 89 |
| Community College of Aurora Aurora | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Community College of Denver Denver | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Community College of Denver Denver | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Emily Griffith Technical College Denver | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Lamar Community College Lamar | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Morgan Community College Fort Morgan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Morgan Community College Fort Morgan | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Northeastern Junior College Sterling | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Otero College La Junta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 34 |
| Pueblo Community College Pueblo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Pueblo Community College Pueblo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Red Rocks Community College Lakewood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 183 |
| Regis University Denver | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Trinidad State College Trinidad | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Trinidad State College Trinidad | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| University of Colorado Boulder Boulder | 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 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.