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Best Colleges for Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, by Earnings

238 of the colleges we track award a bachelor's degree in Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, about 3,923 degrees a year. Across the 64 that report earnings, graduates make a median of $61,801 four years after finishing.

Rank	College	State	Median earnings, 4 years out	Degrees a year	Acceptance rate
1	Boston College	MA	$132,903	57	16.4%
2	Brown University	RI	$125,955	37	5.4%
3	University of Arizona	AZ	$99,722	58	86.1%
4	Brigham Young University	UT	$97,085	35	67.8%
5	Quinnipiac University	CT	$91,828	20	72.2%
6	Syracuse University	NY	$87,851	67	45.9%
7	Baylor University	TX	$86,363	125	51.3%
8	Rollins College	FL	$85,574	22	47.5%
9	Elon University	NC	$80,850	28	66.4%
10	University of St Thomas	MN	$79,390	48	85.4%
11	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia	PA	$78,554	9	88.8%
12	Pennsylvania State University	PA	$78,476	90	60.6%
13	Grand Valley State University	MI	$77,581	15	83%
14	University of Dayton	OH	$77,318	29	65.5%
15	University of Miami	FL	$73,489	40	18.9%
16	Drexel University	PA	$71,613	41	79.4%
17	Saint Louis University	MO	$70,895	11	75%
18	Lamar University	TX	$70,799	9	86.4%
19	Loyola Marymount University	CA	$69,534	66	45.1%
20	University of North Texas	TX	$69,210	78	72.2%
21	Suffolk University	MA	$68,752	39	82.3%
22	North Central College	IL	$68,750	11	77.3%
23	University of Vermont	VT	$68,395	20	65.3%
24	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	PA	$67,926	15	86.5%
25	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	WI	$67,300	11	85.7%
26	Miami University-Hamilton	OH	$67,193	84
27	Miami University-Middletown	OH	$67,193	73
28	Dallas Baptist University	TX	$65,140	17	88.8%
29	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	OK	$64,678	51	75%
30	Arizona State University	AZ	$64,478	125	89.9%
31	The University of Tampa	FL	$64,034	76	40.3%
32	Wichita State University	KS	$61,960	13	94%
33	Kent State University at Kent	OH	$61,642	23	86.3%
34	Temple University	PA	$60,437	20	80.4%
35	Kansas State University	KS	$59,809	23	81.7%
36	Florida State University	FL	$58,824	103	24.2%
37	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	NV	$58,787	27	96.2%
38	East Carolina University	NC	$58,246	28	89.2%
39	South Dakota State University	SD	$57,725	5	98.3%
40	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	NY	$57,689	63	47.5%
41	University of Delaware	DE	$56,895	31	70.6%
42	Central Michigan University	MI	$56,553	37	89.8%
43	Rowan University	NJ	$53,829	25	77.7%
44	University of North Dakota	ND	$53,454	13	76.9%
45	Sam Houston State University	TX	$52,901	14	90.3%
46	Grand Canyon University	AZ	$52,783	142	78.9%
47	Eastern Michigan University	MI	$51,368	8	79.6%
48	University of Central Arkansas	AR	$51,322	21	89.5%
49	Northern Michigan University	MI	$50,236	10	84%
50	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	NC	$47,717	19	88.5%
51	York College of Pennsylvania	PA	$47,046	11	73.7%
52	Johnson & Wales University-Providence	RI	$47,042	18	88.4%
53	University of Hawaii at Manoa	HI	$46,966	29	86.6%
54	Belmont University	TN	$46,834	24	95.3%
55	The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	$46,192	1	86.8%
56	Jackson State University	MS	$45,707	8	93.2%
57	Middle Tennessee State University	TN	$45,464	14	69.1%
58	The University of Arizona Global Campus	AZ	$43,140	41
59	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro	PR	$38,200	17	69.7%
60	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus	PR	$34,139	9
61	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon	PR	$29,867	21	39.6%
62	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo	PR	$28,461	13	38.2%
63	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German	PR	$28,121	11	42.5%
64	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla	PR	$21,272	3	41.8%

174 more colleges award this degree but have no earnings figure, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

Which college has the highest-paid Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations graduates?

Boston College ($132,903), Brown University ($125,955), University of Arizona ($99,722), Brigham Young University ($97,085), Quinnipiac University ($91,828) report the highest median earnings four years after graduation.

How much do Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations majors make?

The median across 64 colleges is $61,801 four years after graduation. By college it runs from $21,272 to $132,903.

Which colleges have the biggest Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations programs?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Grand Canyon University (142), Baylor University (125), Arizona State University (125), Florida State University (103), Pennsylvania State University (90).

Does a higher-earning program mean a better program?

Not on its own. Earnings reflect where graduates live, what jobs they take, and who enrolled in the first place, as well as the teaching. The figures cover only graduates who received federal financial aid, and small programs are left out, so a college missing from this list may still have a strong department.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release, federal program category "Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations". Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, working and not enrolled, four years after a bachelor's degree.