Business Administration, Management and Operations graduates from Hartnell College earn $44,509 median salary, below the national average for this program.

Business Administration, Management and Operations at Hartnell College

Salinas, California • Associate's

Median Earnings
$44,509
Graduates earn below the national average for this program

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Business Administration, Management and Operations at Hartnell College

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for Hartnell College and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for Business Administration, Management and Operations at the associate's credential level. The FOS file is keyed by CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) code, which means earnings and debt figures here reflect only graduates of this specific program – not the school as a whole. IPEDS reports 86 completers in the most recent cohort for this program at Hartnell College, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.

Median graduate earnings of $44,509 represent Treasury-derived wages, deferred compensation, and positive self-employment earnings four years after program completion for federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. Compared to the national mean of $48,663 across all institutions offering Business Administration, Management and Operations, graduates here earn below the national average for this program. Across all programs at Hartnell College, the mean median-earnings figure is $60,281, providing internal context for whether this specific field out-earns other options at the same institution.

Debt signals complete the ROI picture. Median federal debt is not separately reported for this program at this school. Program-level debt and four-year post-completion earnings come from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard field-of-study snapshot retrieved in March 2026.

Earnings Comparison

This School
$44,509
Business Administration, Management and Operations
National Average
$48,663
All schools, same program
School Average
$60,281
All programs at Hartnell College

Program Details

Associate's
Credential Level
86
Completers (IPEDS)
1,252
Schools Offering

Debt & ROI

$44,509
Median Earnings

Business Administration, Management and Operations at Other Schools

About the Data

Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Field of Study file. Earnings are median earnings for graduates after completion, drawn from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal financial aid applicants. Institutional characteristics come from IPEDS. Debt figures represent the median cumulative federal loan debt at graduation.

PlainCollege's Scorecard snapshots, retrieved March–July 2026, contain 6,243 postsecondary institutions and 70,827 school-and-program earnings records.