Business Administration, Management and Operations programs in Pennsylvania
93 schools in Pennsylvania teach this, at certificate or associate level. 15 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $38,289 at Montgomery County Community College.
What this work pays in Pennsylvania
General and Operations Managers in Pennsylvania earn a median of $103,130 a year across 172,010 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 Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $65,270 | 56,600 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $46,690 | 40,970 |
| Human Resources Specialists | $70,450 | 36,960 |
| Project Management Specialists | $100,150 | 36,150 |
| Management Analysts | $93,830 | 34,420 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell | Associate's degree | $9,587 | $38,289 (14 grads) | 26 |
| Strayer University-Pennsylvania Philadelphia | Associate's degree | — | $36,992 (79 grads) | 1 |
| Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | Associate's degree | $15,250 | $32,747 (131 grads) | 139 |
| Bucks County Community College Newtown | Associate's degree | $10,807 | $32,708 (50 grads) | 152 |
| YTI Career Institute-York York | Associate's degree | — | $32,467 (26 grads) | 6 |
| Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | Associate's degree | $11,575 | $30,843 (105 grads) | 175 |
| Delaware County Community College Media | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $27,488 (39 grads) | 170 |
| Butler County Community College Butler | Undergraduate certificate | — | $26,933 (26 grads) | — |
| Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville | Associate's degree | $5,500 | $26,353 (13 grads) | 49 |
| Mercyhurst University Erie | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $25,967 (15 grads) | 9 |
| Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem | Associate's degree | $17,500 | $24,421 (18 grads) | 27 |
| Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute Wyomissing | Associate's degree | $26,166 | $21,924 (158 grads) | 10 |
| Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown Allentown | Associate's degree | $26,166 | $21,924 (158 grads) | 14 |
| Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg Lewisburg | Associate's degree | $26,166 | $21,924 (158 grads) | 11 |
| Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster | Associate's degree | — | $21,052 (14 grads) | 12 |
| Community College of Beaver County Monaca | Associate's degree | — | not published | 24 |
| Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown | Associate's degree | $16,976 | not published | 4 |
| Harcum College Bryn Mawr | Associate's degree | $17,500 | not published | 19 |
| Lackawanna College Scranton | Associate's degree | $15,478 | not published | 41 |
| Laurel Technical Institute Hermitage | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Peirce College Philadelphia | Associate's degree | $38,583 | not published | 12 |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport | Associate's degree | $25,500 | not published | 16 |
| Reading Area Community College Reading | Associate's degree | $14,650 | not published | 59 |
| American College of Financial Services King of Prussia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Bucks County Community College Newtown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Butler County Community College Butler | Associate's degree | — | not published | 66 |
| Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Cedar Crest College Allentown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Central Penn College Summerdale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 80 |
| Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| DeSales University Center Valley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Drexel University Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Geneva College Beaver Falls | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center Altoona | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Immaculata University Immaculata | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Institute of Medical Careers Pittsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Institute of Medical Careers Pittsburgh | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Johnson College Scranton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Keystone College La Plume | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Lancaster Bible College Lancaster | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Laurel Technical Institute Uniontown | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Lehigh Career & Technical Institute Schnecksville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Manor College Jenkintown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Messiah University Mechanicsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Mount Aloysius College Cresson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mount Aloysius College Cresson | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Muhlenberg College Allentown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Muhlenberg College Allentown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Peirce College Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Johnstown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Johnstown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Pennsylvania Institute of Technology Media | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington Abington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver Monaca | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton Dunmore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Pennsylvania Western University California | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Pennsylvania Western University California | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Point Park University Pittsburgh | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Reading Area Community College Reading | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Robert Morris University Moon Township | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Rosedale Technical College Pittsburgh | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Rosemont College Rosemont | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Saint Francis University Loretto | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Saint Vincent College Latrobe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Seton Hill University Greensburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| South Hills School of Business & Technology State College | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Strayer University-Pennsylvania Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Temple University Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Thiel College Greenville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 53 |
| University of Scranton Scranton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Valley Forge Military College Wayne | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Widener University Chester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Wilson College Chambersburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Wilson College Chambersburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| YTI Career Institute-Altoona Altoona | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| York College of Pennsylvania York | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
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.