Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations programs in Minnesota
24 schools in Minnesota 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Executives | $195,670 | 6,740 |
| Managers, All Other | $152,600 | 4,160 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $95,820 | 980 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Cloquet | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Minnesota North College Hibbing | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| 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 Moorhead Moorhead | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Northwest Technical College Bemidji | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Ridgewater College Willmar | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Riverland Community College Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Saint Paul College Saint Paul | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Saint Paul College Saint Paul | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
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.