Business Administration, Management and Operations programs in Minnesota
63 schools in Minnesota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 16 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $44,542 at Dakota County Technical College.
What this work pays in Minnesota
General and Operations Managers in Minnesota earn a median of $99,340 a year across 72,860 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 Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $76,440 | 21,690 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $48,770 | 21,530 |
| Management Analysts | $100,790 | 20,700 |
| Project Management Specialists | $97,860 | 18,850 |
| Human Resources Specialists | $78,760 | 17,240 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount | Associate's degree | $18,599 | $44,542 (48 grads) | 34 |
| Saint Paul College Saint Paul | Associate's degree | $24,250 | $43,798 (40 grads) | 11 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Associate's degree | — | $42,682 (34 grads) | 24 |
| North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park | Associate's degree | $17,750 | $42,402 (51 grads) | 13 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester | Associate's degree | $12,875 | $41,565 (25 grads) | 22 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Associate's degree | — | $40,485 (15 grads) | 6 |
| Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud | Associate's degree | $22,027 | $36,668 (200 grads) | 64 |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls | Associate's degree | — | $34,526 (18 grads) | — |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud | Associate's degree | $14,124 | $34,420 (38 grads) | 10 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (35 grads) | 26 |
| South Central College North Mankato | Associate's degree | — | $33,077 (28 grads) | 18 |
| Lake Superior College Duluth | Associate's degree | — | $32,925 (17 grads) | 3 |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis St. Louis Park | Associate's degree | $29,440 | $32,569 (47 grads) | 0 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis | Associate's degree | $14,130 | $30,771 (53 grads) | 17 |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria | Associate's degree | — | $27,476 (18 grads) | 18 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd | Associate's degree | — | $24,421 (23 grads) | 9 |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead | Undergraduate certificate | $15,000 | not published | 54 |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington | Associate's degree | $21,050 | not published | 1 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis | Undergraduate certificate | $16,406 | not published | 27 |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Anoka Technical College Anoka | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Anoka Technical College Anoka | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids | Associate's degree | — | not published | 29 |
| Bemidji State University Bemidji | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Bethel University Saint Paul | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Crown College Saint Bonifacius | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 43 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Lake Superior College Duluth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Leech Lake Tribal College Cass Lake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Minnesota North College Hibbing | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Minnesota North College Hibbing | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| North Central University Minneapolis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| North Central University Minneapolis | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 45 |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
| Northwest Technical College Bemidji | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Oak Hills Christian College Bemidji | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Pine Technical & Community College Pine City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Pine Technical & Community College Pine City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Riverland Community College Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Riverland Community College Austin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Saint Paul College Saint Paul | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 49 |
| Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| University of St Thomas Saint Paul | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| White Earth Tribal and Community College Mahnomen | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Winona State University Winona | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
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.