Best Value Colleges for Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Schools ranked by payback period — how quickly you recoup your investment through higher earnings.
8
Schools Ranked
$17,513
Avg. Earnings
16.6 yrs
Best Payback
192
Graduates
How we calculate value: Payback = (4 years of net price) / (major earnings - $35k baseline). A 2-year payback means you recoup your investment in 2 years through higher earnings vs. not attending college.
| # | School | Major Earnings | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina University Greenville, NC · Public | $39,009 | 16.6 yrs |
| 2 | Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA · Public | $31,133 | N/A |
| 3 | University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez, PR · Public | $14,935 | N/A |
| 4 | University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Bayamon, PR · Public | $14,072 | N/A |
| 5 | University of Puerto Rico at Ponce Ponce, PR · Public | $9,167 | N/A |
| 6 | University of Puerto Rico-Humacao Humacao, PR · Public | $11,234 | N/A |
| 7 | University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo, PR · Public | $10,092 | N/A |
| 8 | University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR · Public | $8,750 | N/A |
Payback uses earnings by major from the College Scorecard's field-of-study file, last updated June 2026, against net price from the June 2026 release. Scorecard publishes the two separately, so they are different vintages.