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UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5204

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services: is this undergraduate certificate or diploma worth it?

National picture across 135 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$32,277 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$32,277Median year-4 earnings

$15,937Average institution net-price context

$9,500Median federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$32,277Median reported earnings · year 4

$29,190Average reported earnings · year 5

$9,500Median federal debt

13thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

135Reporting programs

122With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

CURRENT VIEW

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $32,277
Federal debt: $9,500
Reporting programs: 135

122 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $37,383
Federal debt: $20,000
Reporting programs: 73

64 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $23,549
Federal debt: $19,256
Reporting programs: 12

12 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)

Year-4 earnings: $43,057
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$28,748National median$32,27775th percentile$36,595

122 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1William Rainey Harper College$70,953 2Santa Ana College$55,898 3Rio Salado College$50,135 4Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville$48,765 5Rasmussen University-Florida$47,927 6Rasmussen University-Minnesota$47,927 7Rasmussen University-North Dakota$47,927 8Rasmussen University-Illinois$47,927 9Rasmussen University-Wisconsin$47,927 10Rasmussen University-Kansas$47,927

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Order ClerksSOC 43-4151 · 3 crosswalk linksCargo and Freight AgentsSOC 43-5011 · 2 crosswalk linksCustomer Service RepresentativesSOC 43-4051 · 2 crosswalk linksExecutive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsSOC 43-6011 · 2 crosswalk linksFirst-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersSOC 43-1011 · 2 crosswalk linksHuman Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingSOC 43-4161 · 2 crosswalk linksSecretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveSOC 43-6014 · 2 crosswalk linksBusiness Operations Specialists, All OtherSOC 13-1199 · 1 crosswalk linksCorrespondence ClerksSOC 43-4021 · 1 crosswalk linksData Entry KeyersSOC 43-9021 · 1 crosswalk linksDispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceSOC 43-5032 · 1 crosswalk linksFile ClerksSOC 43-4071 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR BUSINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT AND ASSISTANT SERVICES

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	William Rainey Harper CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Palatine, IL	$70,953	Not available	Baseline needed	$11,607
2	Santa Ana CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Santa Ana, CA	$55,898	Not available	Baseline needed	$3,133
3	Rio Salado CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Tempe, AZ	$50,135	Not available	Baseline needed	$8,341
4	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-ShelbyvilleUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Shelbyville, TN	$48,765	Not available	Baseline needed	$7,573
5	Rasmussen University-FloridaUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Ocala, FL	$47,927	$16,722	Baseline needed	$21,909
6	Rasmussen University-MinnesotaUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	St. Cloud, MN	$47,927	$16,722	Baseline needed	$17,962
7	Rasmussen University-North DakotaUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Fargo, ND	$47,927	$16,722	Baseline needed	Not available
8	Rasmussen University-IllinoisUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Rockford, IL	$47,927	$16,722	Baseline needed	$19,854
9	Rasmussen University-WisconsinUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Green Bay, WI	$47,927	$16,722	Baseline needed	Not available
10	Rasmussen University-KansasUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Topeka, KS	$47,927	$16,722	Baseline needed	$23,980
11	Central Coast CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Salinas, CA	$45,573	Not available	Baseline needed	$26,667
12	Charter CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Anchorage, AK	$44,849	$15,441	Baseline needed	$34,860
13	Trident Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Charleston, SC	$44,733	Not available	Baseline needed	$1,406
14	Ogden-Weber Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Ogden, UT	$43,551	Not available	Baseline needed	$3,229
15	Ivy Tech Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Indianapolis, IN	$43,410	Not available	Baseline needed	$7,258
16	Tidewater Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Norfolk, VA	$42,176	$20,682	Baseline needed	$11,762
17	Dallas CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Dallas, TX	$41,766	$18,456	Baseline needed	$3,214
18	Central Piedmont Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Charlotte, NC	$40,376	Not available	Baseline needed	$3,345
19	Community College of Rhode IslandUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Warwick, RI	$39,540	Not available	Baseline needed	$6,513
20	San Joaquin Valley College-VisaliaUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Visalia, CA	$36,595	$9,500	Baseline needed	$27,854
21	San Joaquin Valley College-BakersfieldUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Bakersfield, CA	$36,595	$9,500	Baseline needed	$23,351
22	San Joaquin Valley College-OntarioUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Ontario, CA	$36,595	$9,500	Baseline needed	$27,024
23	San Joaquin Valley College-ModestoUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Salida, CA	$36,595	$9,500	Baseline needed	$26,706
24	San Joaquin Valley College-HesperiaUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Hesperia, CA	$36,595	$9,500	Baseline needed	$25,496
25	San Joaquin Valley College-TemeculaUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Temecula, CA	$36,595	$9,500	Baseline needed	$25,869
26	San Joaquin Valley College-LancasterUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Lancaster, CA	$36,595	$9,500	Baseline needed	$26,717
27	San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho MirageUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Rancho Mirage, CA	$36,595	$9,500	Baseline needed	$28,158
28	Georgia Northwestern Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Rome, GA	$36,359	Not available	Baseline needed	$5,720
29	Northwood Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Rice Lake, WI	$35,988	$16,250	Baseline needed	$8,989
30	Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCESUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Liverpool, NY	$35,841	$6,715	Baseline needed	$19,002
31	UEI College-Huntington ParkUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Huntington Park, CA	$35,591	$9,500	Baseline needed	$29,145
32	UEI College-OntarioUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Ontario, CA	$35,591	$9,500	Baseline needed	$26,394
33	UEI College-ResedaUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Reseda, CA	$35,591	$9,500	Baseline needed	$27,464
34	United Education Institute-MorrowUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Morrow, GA	$35,591	$9,500	Baseline needed	$35,734
35	UEI College-Chula VistaUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Chula Vista, CA	$35,591	$9,500	Baseline needed	$28,606
36	UEI College-West CovinaUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	West Covina, CA	$35,591	$9,500	Baseline needed	$27,414
37	UEI College-OceansideUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Oceanside, CA	$35,591	$9,500	Baseline needed	$29,253
38	UEI College-Garden GroveUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Garden Grove, CA	$35,591	$9,500	Baseline needed	$28,182
39	UEI College-StocktonUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Stockton, CA	$35,591	$9,500	Baseline needed	$28,455
40	Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career EducationUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Riverside, CA	$35,533	Not available	Baseline needed	$19,842
41	Chattanooga State Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Chattanooga, TN	$35,282	Not available	Baseline needed	$5,283
42	Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Lexington, KY	$35,058	$13,698	Baseline needed	$6,113
43	Houston City CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Houston, TX	$35,035	$18,797	Baseline needed	$5,737
44	Spokane Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Spokane, WA	$34,778	$10,869	Baseline needed	$5,473
45	Gwinnett Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Lawrenceville, GA	$34,775	Not available	Baseline needed	$6,696
46	Three Rivers CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Poplar Bluff, MO	$33,831	Not available	Baseline needed	$8,496
47	Butte CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Oroville, CA	$33,478	Not available	Baseline needed	$5,520
48	East Mississippi Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Scooba, MS	$33,346	Not available	Baseline needed	$4,608
49	Stellar Career CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Modesto, CA	$33,306	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,083
50	West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Paducah, KY	$33,123	$12,059	Baseline needed	$5,353
51	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HartsvilleUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Hartsville, TN	$32,937	Not available	Baseline needed	$7,194
52	Wytheville Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Wytheville, VA	$32,837	Not available	Baseline needed	$4,622
53	Hacienda La Puente Adult EducationUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	La Puente, CA	$32,464	Not available	Baseline needed	$3,536
54	American Institute-West HartfordUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	West Hartford, CT	$32,277	$8,541	Baseline needed	$19,316
55	American Institute-CliftonUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	CLIFTON, NJ	$32,277	$8,541	Baseline needed	$20,371
56	American Institute-Toms RiverUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Toms River, NJ	$32,277	$8,541	Baseline needed	$19,781
57	American Institute-SomersetUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Somerset, NJ	$32,277	$8,541	Baseline needed	$20,464
58	UEI College-GardenaUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Gardena, CA	$32,215	$9,500	Baseline needed	$28,691
59	UEI College-RiversideUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Riverside, CA	$32,215	$9,500	Baseline needed	$29,702
60	United Education Institute-Las VegasUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Las Vegas, NV	$32,215	$9,500	Baseline needed	$31,628
61	CET-San JoseUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	San Jose, CA	$31,548	$5,894	Baseline needed	$16,101
62	CET-SalinasUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Salinas, CA	$31,548	$5,894	Baseline needed	$6,924
63	CET-CoachellaUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Coachella, CA	$31,548	$5,894	Baseline needed	$16,105
64	CET-Santa MariaUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Santa Maria, CA	$31,548	$5,894	Baseline needed	$5,446
65	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MorristownUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Morristown, TN	$31,273	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,910
66	Milan Institute-VisaliaUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Visalia, CA	$31,103	$7,499	Baseline needed	$24,040
67	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-MemphisUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Memphis, TN	$31,052	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,315
68	Tennessee College of Applied Technology NorthwestUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Newbern, TN	$30,942	Not available	Baseline needed	$9,698
69	Metropolitan Learning InstituteUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Rego Park, NY	$29,403	Not available	Baseline needed	$12,699
70	Albany Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Albany, GA	$29,126	Not available	Baseline needed	$4,524
71	Maysville Community and Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Maysville, KY	$29,107	$17,107	Baseline needed	$4,605
72	Alaska Vocational Technical CenterUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Seward, AK	$28,926	Not available	Baseline needed	$12,635
73	Southern Careers Institute-AustinUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Austin, TX	$28,748	$6,861	Baseline needed	$25,660
74	Southern Careers Institute-Corpus ChristiUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Corpus Christi, TX	$28,748	$6,861	Baseline needed	$29,343
75	Southern Careers Institute-PharrUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Pharr, TX	$28,748	$6,861	Baseline needed	$21,833
76	Southern Careers Institute-San AntonioUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	San Antonio, TX	$28,748	$6,861	Baseline needed	$27,306
77	Southern Careers Institute-BrownsvilleUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Brownsville, TX	$28,748	$6,861	Baseline needed	$17,864
78	Southern Careers Institute-HarlingenUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Harlingen, TX	$28,748	$6,861	Baseline needed	$23,724
79	Southern Careers Institute-San AntonioUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	San Antonio, TX	$28,748	$6,861	Baseline needed	$29,458
80	Southern Careers Institute-WacoUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Waco, TX	$28,748	$6,861	Baseline needed	$23,140
81	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-PulaskiUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Pulaski, TN	$28,697	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,269
82	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-LivingstonUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Livingston, TN	$28,681	Not available	Baseline needed	$12,612
83	Central Georgia Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Warner Robins, GA	$27,327	$7,345	Baseline needed	$7,052
84	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/CarrollUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Paris, TN	$27,145	Not available	Baseline needed	$10,060
85	TCAT AthensUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Athens, TN	$26,916	Not available	Baseline needed	$12,758
86	Brighton Center's Center for Employment TrainingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Newport, KY	$26,171	Not available	Baseline needed	$10,813
87	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-KnoxvilleUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Knoxville, TN	$26,112	Not available	Baseline needed	$20,012
88	Sinclair Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Dayton, OH	$25,759	$6,147	Baseline needed	$5,992
89	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-ElizabethtonUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Elizabethton, TN	$25,692	Not available	Baseline needed	$8,568
90	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper CumberlandUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Crossville, TN	$25,654	Not available	Baseline needed	$10,865
91	Tennessee College of Applied Technology CrumpUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Crump, TN	$24,645	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
92	UEI College-FresnoUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Fresno, CA	$24,476	$9,500	Baseline needed	$28,282
93	UEI College-BakersfieldUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Bakersfield, CA	$24,476	$9,500	Baseline needed	$27,257
94	United Education Institute-Stone MountainUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Stone Mountain, GA	$24,476	$9,500	Baseline needed	$32,174
95	Hinds Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Raymond, MS	$23,971	Not available	Baseline needed	$4,060
96	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-JacksboroUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Jacksboro, TN	$23,343	Not available	Baseline needed	$12,746
97	Diversified Vocational CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Los Angeles, CA	$23,232	$9,500	Baseline needed	$21,711
98	Reedley CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Reedley, CA	$22,326	Not available	Baseline needed	$6,814
99	South Texas CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	McAllen, TX	$22,196	Not available	Baseline needed	$1,751
100	Amarillo CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Amarillo, TX	$22,026	Not available	Baseline needed	$4,600

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.