Which Oklahoma business administration program has the lowest debt?

Northern Oklahoma College reports the lowest median federal debt, $10,000, with first-year pay of $35,771.

How much do business administration graduates earn in Oklahoma?

The median across 7 Oklahoma business administration associate's programs is $33,084 in the first year after graduating and $38,525 five years after.

How many business administration associate's programs are in Oklahoma?

7 Oklahoma programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 7 of them also report federal debt.

Business Administration (Associate's) Programs in Oklahoma, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

7 programs report first-year pay
7 also report federal debt
Associate's in Business Administration, Management and Operations

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Oklahoma business administration associate's program pays its graduates $33,084 in their first year, $1,531 less than the national median. Murray State College reports the highest first-year pay ($36,734), and Northern Oklahoma College the lowest median debt ($10,000).

Median first-year pay$33,084National $34,615

Median pay after 5 years$38,525National $44,516

Median federal debt$13,250National $13,418

Debt-to-earnings41%National 38%

All 7 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Murray State CollegeTishomingo · public	$36,734	Not reported	$12,750	35%
2	Northern Oklahoma CollegeTonkawa · public	$35,771	$38,525	$10,000	28%
3	Cameron UniversityLawton · public	$35,554	$53,090	$23,895	67%
4	Tulsa Community CollegeTulsa · public	$33,084	$47,355	$15,909	48%
5	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M CollegeMiami · public	$27,116	$50,598	$11,000	41%
6	Community Care CollegeTulsa · private nonprofit	$26,873	Not reported	$19,510	73%
7	Carl Albert State CollegePoteau · public	$26,274	$34,762	$10,568	40%

One more program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every Oklahoma business administration program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Oklahoma medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 7 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Murray State College$36,734
Northern Oklahoma College$35,771
Cameron University$35,554
Tulsa Community College$33,084
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College$27,116

Lowest median debt

Northern Oklahoma College$10,000
Carl Albert State College$10,568
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College$11,000
Murray State College$12,750
Tulsa Community College$15,909

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to business administration, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

General and Operations Managers

$90,430

Median pay in Oklahoma. 43,890 people work in this job in Oklahoma. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 285,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $45,840Top 10%: $202,740

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$60,870

Median pay in Oklahoma. 19,860 people work in this job in Oklahoma. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 127,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $39,580Top 10%: $97,610

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$45,430

Median pay in Oklahoma. 15,340 people work in this job in Oklahoma. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 113,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $28,460Top 10%: $75,000

Project Management Specialists

$86,240

Median pay in Oklahoma. 11,220 people work in this job in Oklahoma. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 76,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $53,990Top 10%: $142,950

Common questions

Murray State College in Tishomingo reports the highest median first-year pay, $36,734. Its median federal debt is $12,750.

Business Administration (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked337 programs by pay and debt Business Administration (Bachelor's) programs in Oklahoma, ranked19 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Oklahoma rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the business administration associate's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024