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BACHELOR'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5204

Business Operations Support and Assistant Services: is this bachelor's degree worth it?

National picture across 12 reporting college programs.

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$442,626 over 10 years

National scenario across reporting bachelor's degree programs, using median year-4 earnings, their institutions’ average net prices and a typical 4-year duration.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

—Modeled economic break-even

−194%Modeled 10-year ROI

$23,549Observed earnings · year 4

Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$23,549Median reported earnings · year 4

$27,543Average reported earnings · year 5

$19,256Median federal debt

1thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

12Reporting programs

12With 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.

OPEN PROFILE

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 →CURRENT VIEW

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$22,028National median$23,54975th percentile$30,542

12 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Bellevue University$83,581 2East Carolina University$73,162 3Valdosta State University$60,715 4University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez$30,542 5University of Puerto Rico$28,879 6University of Puerto Rico at Cayey$24,112 7Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus$22,986 8University of Puerto Rico at Ponce$22,930 9University of Puerto Rico-Humacao$22,593 10University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo$22,028

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. ROI uses each institution’s average net price as a scenario—not an individual aid offer.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	10-year ROI	Verdict
1	Bellevue UniversityBachelor's Degree	Bellevue, NE	$83,581	$25,000	+54%	Positive payoff
2	East Carolina UniversityBachelor's Degree	Greenville, NC	$73,162	Not available	+16%	Positive payoff
3	Valdosta State UniversityBachelor's Degree	Valdosta, GA	$60,715	$40,347	-30%	Negative payoff
4	University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezBachelor's Degree	Mayaguez, PR	$30,542	$10,000	-157%	Negative payoff
5	University of Puerto RicoBachelor's Degree	Bayamon, PR	$28,879	Not available	-175%	Negative payoff
6	University of Puerto Rico at CayeyBachelor's Degree	Cayey, PR	$24,112	Not available	-195%	Negative payoff
7	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina CampusBachelor's Degree	Carolina, PR	$22,986	$19,256	-204%	Negative payoff
8	University of Puerto Rico at PonceBachelor's Degree	Ponce, PR	$22,930	Not available	-199%	Negative payoff
9	University of Puerto Rico-HumacaoBachelor's Degree	Humacao, PR	$22,593	Not available	-197%	Negative payoff
10	University of Puerto Rico-AreciboBachelor's Degree	Arecibo, PR	$22,028	Not available	-203%	Negative payoff
11	University of Puerto Rico-UtuadoBachelor's Degree	Utuado, PR	$21,535	Not available	-200%	Negative payoff
12	University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaBachelor's Degree	Aguadilla, PR	$20,209	$10,000	-217%	Negative payoff

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.