Business Administration, Management and Operations programs in Maryland
36 schools in Maryland teach this, at certificate or associate level. 6 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $49,683 at Anne Arundel Community College.
What this work pays in Maryland
General and Operations Managers in Maryland earn a median of $117,930 a year across 96,740 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 Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | $101,500 | 39,820 |
| Project Management Specialists | $104,040 | 30,530 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $74,140 | 27,860 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $47,000 | 23,080 |
| Financial Managers | $158,750 | 19,770 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Arundel Community College Arnold | Undergraduate certificate | — | $49,683 (14 grads) | 193 |
| Cecil College North East | Associate's degree | — | $47,260 (15 grads) | 27 |
| Anne Arundel Community College Arnold | Associate's degree | — | $40,089 (58 grads) | 68 |
| Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore | Associate's degree | — | $39,741 (16 grads) | 38 |
| Strayer University-Maryland Baltimore | Associate's degree | — | $36,992 (79 grads) | 0 |
| Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland | Associate's degree | $14,750 | $21,781 (18 grads) | 7 |
| Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Baltimore City Community College Baltimore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Baltimore City Community College Baltimore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Capitol Technology University Laurel | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Cecil College North East | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Chesapeake College Wye Mills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Chesapeake College Wye Mills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| College of Southern Maryland La Plata | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
| College of Southern Maryland La Plata | Associate's degree | — | not published | 37 |
| Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Frederick Community College Frederick | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Frederick Community College Frederick | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Frostburg State University Frostburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Garrett College McHenry | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Harford Community College Bel Air | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Harford Community College Bel Air | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Howard Community College Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Howard Community College Columbia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Montgomery College Rockville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Montgomery College Rockville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Prince George's Community College Largo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Prince George's Community College Largo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 33 |
| Strayer University-Maryland Baltimore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 119 |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Maryland-College Park College Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Wor-Wic Community College Salisbury | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Wor-Wic Community College Salisbury | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
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.