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    Business Operations Support and Assistant Services

    CIP52.04

    669 colleges offer Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. See what it covers, which degree levels are available and what graduates earn and borrow.

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Colleges offering it
    669
    at its most common level
    Bachelor's earnings
    $72,148
    median, 4 years after
    Bachelor's debt
    $22,745
    median federal loans
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    Colleges offering it, by degree level

    Certificate
    669
    Associate's
    601
    Bachelor's
    16
    Published colleges reporting the program. College Scorecard field of study, 2025.

    What it covers

    About Business Operations Support and Assistant Services

    A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation.

    Definition: National Center for Education Statistics, Classification of Instructional Programs 2020, code 52.04.

    Programs in this field

    Colleges report these specific programs under CIP 52.04.

    • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
    • Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary
    • Receptionist
    • Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry
    • General Office Occupations and Clerical Services
    • Parts, Warehousing, and Inventory Management Operations
    • Traffic, Customs, and Transportation Clerk/Technician
    • Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation

    By degree level

    Earnings and debt by degree level

    Medians across colleges of each college's own program median. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working.

    Colleges offering Business Operations Support and Assistant Services and median graduate earnings and debt at each degree level
    Degree levelCollegesMedian earningsMedian debt
    Certificate669$36,5954 yrs after · 43 colleges$12,66729 colleges
    Associate's601$37,3824 yrs after · 52 colleges$19,28428 colleges
    Bachelor's16$72,1484 yrs after · 2 colleges$22,7452 colleges

    Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025. Colleges with too few graduates have their earnings and debt suppressed, so the number of colleges reporting is smaller than the number offering the program.

    Bachelor's programs

    Where Business Operations Support and Assistant Services graduates earn the most

    Median earnings four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates in the latest year. Earnings are one measure; cost and graduation rate matter too.

    1. 1

      Bellevue University-Nebraska

      Bellevue, NE · Private nonprofit · 199 graduates

      $83,581

      debt $19,499

    2. 2Valdosta State University logo

      Valdosta State University

      Valdosta, GA · Public · 20 graduates

      $60,715

      debt $25,991

    Careers

    Careers this program leads to

    Occupations linked to Business Operations Support and Assistant Services by the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for each occupation.

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    Questions about Business Operations Support and Assistant Services

    How many colleges offer Business Operations Support and Assistant Services?

    Published colleges on CollegesRef report Business Operations Support and Assistant Services at these degree levels: certificate (669 colleges), associate's (601 colleges), bachelor's (16 colleges). Counts are from College Scorecard field-of-study data (2025).

    What do Business Operations Support and Assistant Services graduates earn?

    At the median college, bachelor's graduates in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services earn $72,148 a year four years after finishing, across 2 colleges that report earnings. Figures cover graduates who received federal aid.

    Where do Business Operations Support and Assistant Services graduates earn the most?

    Bellevue University-Nebraska reports the highest median earnings for bachelor's graduates in Business Operations Support and Assistant Services: $83,581 four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates.