Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations programs in Arkansas
18 schools in Arkansas teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Arkansas
General and Operations Managers in Arkansas earn a median of $74,050 a year across 34,570 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 Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, All Other | $87,520 | 5,690 |
| Chief Executives | $119,990 | 3,550 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $64,620 | 450 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Northeastern College Blytheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Arkansas State University Jonesboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Arkansas State University Three Rivers Malvern | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Arkansas State University-Beebe Beebe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Arkansas Tech University Russellville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Henderson State University Arkadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| National Park College Hot Springs | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| North Arkansas College Harrison | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Shorter College N Little Rock | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| South Arkansas College El Dorado | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville Batesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton Morrilton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College Forrest City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
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 Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.