Business Administration, Management and Operations programs in Kentucky
47 schools in Kentucky teach this, at certificate or associate level. 13 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $35,416 at Gateway Community and Technical College.
What this work pays in Kentucky
General and Operations Managers in Kentucky earn a median of $79,370 a year across 52,100 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 Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $63,180 | 19,670 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $40,080 | 18,290 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | $72,490 | 13,820 |
| Human Resources Specialists | $69,010 | 10,900 |
| Project Management Specialists | $81,700 | 10,250 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Community and Technical College Florence | Associate's degree | $11,595 | $35,416 (27 grads) | 38 |
| Sullivan University Louisville | Associate's degree | $23,096 | $35,213 (60 grads) | 29 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville | Associate's degree | $17,739 | $33,993 (23 grads) | 20 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville | Associate's degree | — | $31,314 (29 grads) | 25 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington | Associate's degree | $13,683 | $28,598 (36 grads) | 65 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown | Associate's degree | $14,250 | $27,181 (45 grads) | 40 |
| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green | Associate's degree | — | $26,353 (12 grads) | 4 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland | Associate's degree | $12,353 | $25,967 (26 grads) | 21 |
| Henderson Community College Henderson | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (15 grads) | 8 |
| Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (11 grads) | 14 |
| Somerset Community College Somerset | Associate's degree | $14,554 | $25,194 (37 grads) | 48 |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green | Associate's degree | $13,650 | $24,730 (14 grads) | 37 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah | Associate's degree | $10,412 | $21,356 (33 grads) | 25 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland | Undergraduate certificate | $12,204 | not published | 104 |
| Beckfield College-Florence Florence | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg | Undergraduate certificate | $5,399 | not published | 76 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown | Undergraduate certificate | $11,301 | not published | 226 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College Florence | Undergraduate certificate | $11,100 | not published | 223 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | $13,027 | not published | 134 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville | Undergraduate certificate | $16,637 | not published | 286 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro | Undergraduate certificate | $7,246 | not published | 72 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro | Associate's degree | $7,246 | not published | 36 |
| Somerset Community College Somerset | Undergraduate certificate | $14,422 | not published | 232 |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green | Undergraduate certificate | $11,115 | not published | 304 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah | Undergraduate certificate | $10,295 | not published | 214 |
| ATA College Louisville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 70 |
| Brescia University Owensboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Eastern Kentucky University Richmond | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 57 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Henderson Community College Henderson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 33 |
| Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 84 |
| Kentucky Christian University Grayson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Madisonville Community College Madisonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 95 |
| Madisonville Community College Madisonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 28 |
| Murray State University Murray | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 43 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Sullivan University Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Thomas More University Crestview Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Thomas More University Crestview Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| University of Kentucky Lexington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| University of Pikeville Pikeville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| University of Pikeville Pikeville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 32 |
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.