Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations programs in Ohio
34 schools in Ohio 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 Ohio
General and Operations Managers in Ohio earn a median of $97,700 a year across 153,160 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 Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, All Other | $129,940 | 7,360 |
| Chief Executives | $176,440 | 4,470 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $79,770 | 3,100 |
| Personal Service Managers, All Other | $58,940 | — |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 26 |
| Belmont College St Clairsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Central Ohio Technical College Newark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Columbus State Community College Columbus | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Columbus State Community College Columbus | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Franklin University Columbus | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Kent State University at Ashtabula Ashtabula | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Kent State University at Kent Kent | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Kent State University at Tuscarawas New Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lakeland Community College Kirtland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Lakeland Community College Kirtland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Lorain County Community College Elyria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Lorain County Community College Elyria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Miami University-Oxford Oxford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Northwest State Community College Archbold | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Owens Community College Perrysburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Owens Community College Perrysburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Sinclair Community College Dayton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 137 |
| Sinclair Community College Dayton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Southern State Community College Hillsboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Stark State College North Canton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Stark State College North Canton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Terra State Community College Fremont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Terra State Community College Fremont | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| The University of Findlay Findlay | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| University of Akron Main Campus Akron | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| University of Akron Main Campus Akron | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Rio Grande Rio Grande | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Washington State College of Ohio Marietta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Youngstown State University Youngstown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Zane State College Zanesville | Associate's degree | — | 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.