Business Administration, Management and Operations programs in Wisconsin
50 schools in Wisconsin teach this, at certificate or associate level. 19 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $59,169 at Northcentral Technical College.
What this work pays in Wisconsin
General and Operations Managers in Wisconsin earn a median of $118,730 a year across 36,910 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 Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | $74,840 | 25,500 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $70,560 | 22,950 |
| Project Management Specialists | $97,580 | 21,610 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | $49,550 | 17,750 |
| Human Resources Specialists | $70,540 | 17,360 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northcentral Technical College Wausau | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $59,169 (15 grads) | 82 |
| Fox Valley Technical College Appleton | Associate's degree | $11,875 | $37,748 (111 grads) | 90 |
| Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac | Associate's degree | $10,800 | $36,992 (41 grads) | 39 |
| Rasmussen University-Wisconsin Green Bay | Associate's degree | $22,027 | $36,668 (200 grads) | 9 |
| Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee | Associate's degree | $15,431 | $36,560 (57 grads) | 70 |
| Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire | Associate's degree | $16,000 | $35,701 (73 grads) | 113 |
| Western Technical College La Crosse | Associate's degree | $18,940 | $35,546 (89 grads) | 42 |
| Northcentral Technical College Wausau | Associate's degree | $10,250 | $33,518 (61 grads) | 38 |
| Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay | Associate's degree | $13,959 | $32,925 (117 grads) | 105 |
| Herzing University-Brookfield Brookfield | Associate's degree | $29,440 | $32,569 (47 grads) | 0 |
| Herzing University-Kenosha Kenosha | Associate's degree | $29,440 | $32,569 (47 grads) | 0 |
| Herzing University-Madison Madison | Associate's degree | $29,440 | $32,569 (47 grads) | 11 |
| Gateway Technical College Kenosha | Associate's degree | $14,792 | $31,915 (44 grads) | 95 |
| Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids | Associate's degree | $10,375 | $31,673 (32 grads) | 53 |
| Blackhawk Technical College Janesville | Associate's degree | — | $30,988 (38 grads) | 15 |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee | Associate's degree | $17,045 | $29,902 (108 grads) | 116 |
| Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland | Associate's degree | $10,400 | $29,685 (16 grads) | 33 |
| Northwood Technical College Rice Lake | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $29,685 (31 grads) | 25 |
| Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore | Associate's degree | $8,500 | $28,598 (33 grads) | 36 |
| Gateway Technical College Kenosha | Undergraduate certificate | $13,629 | not published | 102 |
| Madison Area Technical College Madison | Associate's degree | $16,500 | not published | 76 |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 33 |
| Western Technical College La Crosse | Undergraduate certificate | $13,750 | not published | 21 |
| Blackhawk Technical College Janesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 169 |
| College of Menominee Nation Keshena | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Fox Valley Technical College Appleton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 70 |
| Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University Hayward | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Madison Area Technical College Madison | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 81 |
| Maranatha Baptist University Watertown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 34 |
| Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 72 |
| Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 121 |
| Northwood Technical College Rice Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 39 |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex Kenosha | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
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.