Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations programs in Pennsylvania
23 schools in Pennsylvania 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, All Other | $131,600 | 20,170 |
| Chief Executives | $232,560 | 8,850 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $101,760 | 4,630 |
| Personal Service Managers, All Other | $72,640 | 280 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | $23,063 | not published | 20 |
| Bucks County Community College Newtown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Bucks County Community College Newtown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Butler County Community College Butler | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Central Penn College Summerdale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Central Penn College Summerdale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Community College of Beaver County Monaca | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Community College of Beaver County Monaca | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Drexel University Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Lackawanna College Scranton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Manor College Jenkintown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Johnstown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Pennsylvania Western University California | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Robert Morris University Moon Township | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Temple University Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood | 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.
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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 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.