Maryland·Business and Financial Operations Occupations·SOC 13-1199

Best Business Operations Specialist, All Other programs in Maryland, ranked by enrollment

All business operations specialists not listed.

40 schools in Maryland run programs that feed this job, graduating 6,337 people a year. The job pays a median of $101,500 in Maryland across about 39,820 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledSecurity AdvisorSecurity AnalystSecurity ConsultantSecurity SpecialistOnline Services ManagerSustainability ConsultantSustainability SpecialistSustainability Coordinator
Graduates / yr
6,337
in Maryland
Median pay · Maryland
$101,500
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
39,820
people employed
Schools
40
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
48%
across those schools
Median net price
$23,136
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Maryland that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

3 programs in Maryland that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Maryland (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Maryland page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 52.0201In Maryland
6,159
97.2%
39$43,506$25,000
2
CIP 52.0904In Maryland
122
1.9%
5$34,218$23,364
3
CIP 52.1101In Maryland
56
0.9%
5$51,261$23,361

Top 25 schools in Maryland

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 12 of the 40 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
3,869Business Administration and Management, General$62,63433%
2Towson University
Towson, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
425Business Administration and Management, General$54,77269%82%
3Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
206Business Administration and Management, General31%
4College of Southern Maryland
La Plata, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
188Business Administration and Management, General33%
5Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
168Business Administration and Management, General$40,36141%82%
6Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
154Business Administration and Management, General$60,65679%$26,58575%
7University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD Public · 2 feeder programs
151Business Administration and Management, General$65,84289%45%
8Bowie State University
Bowie, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
123Business Administration and Management, General$50,68338%72%
9Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD Public · 2 feeder programs
121Business Administration and Management, General$49,27868%87%
10Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
108Business Administration and Management, General$43,67050%89%
11Prince George's Community College
Largo, MD Public · 2 feeder programs
98Hotel/Motel Administration/Management18%
12University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
77Business Administration and Management, General38%79%
13Stevenson University
Owings Mills, MD Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
72Business Administration and Management, General$52,44268%$26,55679%
14Mount St. Mary's University
Emmitsburg, MD Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
70Business Administration and Management, General65%$23,13674%
15Hood College
Frederick, MD Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
50Business Administration and Management, General$47,69457%$23,24478%
16Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
45Business Administration and Management, General72%$37,65977%
17Strayer University - Maryland
Baltimore, MD Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
37Business Administration and Management, General38%$18,092
18Frederick Community College
Frederick, MD Public · 2 feeder programs
35Business Administration and Management, General37%
19McDaniel College
Westminster, MD Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
34Business Administration and Management, General$59,04863%$18,98878%
20Washington College
Chestertown, MD Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
33Business Administration and Management, General65%$24,97357%
21Allegany College of Maryland
Cumberland, MD Public · 2 feeder programs
27Business Administration and Management, General40%
22Coppin State University
Baltimore, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
23Business Administration and Management, General26%46%
23University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD Public · 2 feeder programs
23Business Administration and Management, General35%96%
24Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
22Business Administration and Management, General19%
25Wor - Wic Community College
Salisbury, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
22Business Administration and Management, General27%

All 40 schools in Maryland

Every school in Maryland with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Maryland that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphiPublic3,8691
Towson UniversityTowsonPublic4251
Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnoldPublic2061
College of Southern MarylandLa PlataPublic1881
Morgan State UniversityBaltimorePublic1681
Loyola University MarylandBaltimorePrivate not-for-profit1542
University of Maryland - College ParkCollege ParkPublic1512
Bowie State UniversityBowiePublic1231
Salisbury UniversitySalisburyPublic1212
Frostburg State UniversityFrostburgPublic1081
Prince George's Community CollegeLargoPublic982
University of BaltimoreBaltimorePublic771
Stevenson UniversityOwings MillsPrivate not-for-profit721
Mount St. Mary's UniversityEmmitsburgPrivate not-for-profit701
Hood CollegeFrederickPrivate not-for-profit501

What business operations specialists, all other earn in Maryland

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Maryland
$101,500
Mean annual
$107,050
Jobs in state
39,820
What the range looks like
10th pct$58,240Median$101,50090th pct$162,680
Versus the national median
+22.2%

U.S. median $83,050. Maryland pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
2.06×

Concentrated here: Maryland employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.

Metro areas in Maryland

Lexington Park, MD
$136,660median
2,180 jobs
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
$98,060median
16,400 jobs
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
$87,400median
830 jobs
Salisbury, MD
$80,510median
340 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+3.0%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
108,200
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
36,300
1,205,700 → 1,242,000
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Business Operations Specialists, All Other page.

How to become a Business Operations Specialist, All Other

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Maryland

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 5 majors mapped to Business Operations Specialists, All Other5 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 52.0201Business Administration and Management, General
  • 52.0208E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
  • 52.0499Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services, Other
  • 52.0904Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
  • 52.1101International Business/Trade/Commerce

Common questions

Answers for people weighing business operations specialists, all other programs in Maryland.

What degree do you need to become a Business Operations Specialist, All Other?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business Administration and Management, General, which awarded 6,159 degrees in Maryland in 2024-25, 97.2% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Business Operations Specialist, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 3 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Hospitality Administration/Management, International Business. Together they graduate about 6,337 people a year in Maryland.

How much do business operations specialists, all other earn in Maryland?+

The median is $101,500 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 22.2% above the U.S. median of $83,050. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for business operations specialists, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +3.0% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 108,200 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Maryland?+

40 institutions in Maryland reported graduates from at least one of the 3 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do business operations specialists, all other work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Security Advisor, Security Analyst, Security Consultant, Security Specialist, Online Services Manager, Sustainability Consultant among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 13-1199.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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