Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations programs in Wisconsin
18 schools in Wisconsin 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, All Other | $107,050 | 14,240 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $96,680 | 1,940 |
| Personal Service Managers, All Other | $104,860 | 60 |
| Chief Executives | $208,350 | — |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee | Undergraduate certificate | $20,518 | not published | 23 |
| Western Technical College La Crosse | Undergraduate certificate | $14,250 | not published | — |
| Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Fox Valley Technical College Appleton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Gateway Technical College Kenosha | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Gateway Technical College Kenosha | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University Hayward | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Madison Area Technical College Madison | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 36 |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Northcentral Technical College Wausau | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Northcentral Technical College Wausau | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 309 |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
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.