Business Administration, Management and Operations programs in North Dakota
20 schools in North Dakota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $36,668 at Rasmussen University-North Dakota.
What this work pays in North Dakota
General and Operations Managers in North Dakota earn a median of $98,170 a year across 11,150 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 North Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $49,350 | 2,640 |
| Financial Managers | $135,890 | 2,140 |
| Managers, All Other | $126,440 | 2,040 |
| Project Management Specialists | $96,160 | 2,020 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | $90,600 | 1,920 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen University-North Dakota Fargo | Associate's degree | $22,027 | $36,668 (200 grads) | 18 |
| North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton | Associate's degree | $10,000 | $33,726 (23 grads) | 15 |
| Williston State College Williston | Associate's degree | $7,175 | not published | 29 |
| Cankdeska Cikana Community College Fort Totten | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Dickinson State University Dickinson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lake Region State College Devils Lake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 25 |
| Mayville State University Mayville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Minot State University Minot | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College New Town | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College New Town | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Sitting Bull College Fort Yates | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Trinity Bible College and Graduate School Ellendale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Turtle Mountain College Belcourt | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| United Tribes Technical College Bismarck | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| University of Mary Bismarck | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of North Dakota Grand Forks | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Valley City State University Valley City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Williston State College Williston | 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.
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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.