Best degree programs for Administrative Services Managers, ranked by enrollment
7 college programs and 2,534 schools train Administrative Services Managers. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $114,130 median wage, 263,960 U.S. jobs. Federal data.
7 college programs at 2,534 schools train administrative services managers, graduating 415,324 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Business Administration and Management, General. The job pays a median of $114,130 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
About administrative services managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate one or more administrative services of an organization, such as records and information management, mail distribution, and other office support services.
Fields of study that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.
7 degree programs that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 52.0201 | 348,906 | 84.0% | 2,305 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 2 | CIP 52.0101 | 60,975 | 14.7% | 806 | $44,700 | $24,000 |
| 3 | CIP 52.0204 | 2,955 | 0.7% | 196 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 4 | CIP 51.0711 | 1,344 | 0.3% | 20 | $30,774 | $17,375 |
| 5 | CIP 52.0202 | 800 | 0.2% | 35 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 6 | CIP 52.0207 | 237 | 0.1% | 17 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 7 | Veterinary Office Management/Administrationmain feeder CIP 01.8202 | 107 | 0.0% | 2 | — | — |
Top 50 schools by graduates into this job
Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.
What administrative services managers earn
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
Top-paying states
Top-paying metro areas
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Where the jobs are, state by state
Pick a state for in-state pay, the schools there, and the programs they run.
| State | Median pay | Jobs | Concentration | Schools | Graduates / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $108,890 | 41,240 | 1.33× | 222 | 60,328 |
| Texas | $114,190 | 22,980 | 0.96× | 147 | 29,647 |
| Arizona | $101,160 | 6,750 | 1.23× | 39 | 24,369 |
| Florida | $94,850 | 15,350 | 0.91× | 98 | 20,729 |
| Indiana | $112,990 | 5,620 | 1.03× | 48 | 17,759 |
| New York | $142,280 | 15,010 | 0.91× | 140 | 16,006 |
| North Carolina | $105,630 | 7,360 | 0.88× | 112 | 14,225 |
| New Hampshire | $125,390 | 760 | 0.65× | 19 | 12,695 |
| Virginia | $130,850 | 2,850 | 0.41× | 66 | 12,551 |
| Massachusetts | $116,710 | 9,130 | 1.48× | 63 | 12,089 |
| Colorado | $157,000 | 2,340 | 0.48× | 33 | 11,842 |
| Pennsylvania | $105,640 | 4,880 | 0.47× | 126 | 10,579 |
| Illinois | $106,860 | 12,040 | 1.16× | 91 | 10,515 |
| Utah | $123,700 | 1,670 | 0.57× | 11 | 10,419 |
| Georgia | $108,250 | 13,720 | 1.65× | 84 | 9,985 |
| Ohio | $101,500 | 7,980 | 0.85× | 100 | 8,625 |
| Maryland | $115,550 | 4,320 | 0.92× | 41 | 7,927 |
| Michigan | $108,210 | 6,590 | 0.88× | 72 | 7,728 |
| New Jersey | $144,460 | 10,910 | 1.50× | 50 | 7,635 |
| Alabama | $114,550 | 860 | 0.24× | 47 | 7,366 |
| Missouri | $96,920 | 4,220 | 0.85× | 59 | 6,848 |
| Louisiana | $99,210 | 3,260 | 0.99× | 35 | 6,333 |
| Minnesota | $137,290 | 7,560 | 1.51× | 60 | 6,121 |
| Idaho | $92,880 | 880 | 0.60× | 11 | 6,054 |
| West Virginia | $84,820 | 1,890 | 1.59× | 32 | 5,774 |
| South Carolina | $124,320 | — | — | 51 | 5,487 |
| Washington | $130,630 | 3,490 | 0.58× | 54 | 5,186 |
| Tennessee | $127,410 | 8,170 | 1.47× | 52 | 5,129 |
| Wisconsin | $108,450 | 5,220 | 1.05× | 52 | 4,826 |
| Oklahoma | $104,670 | 2,220 | 0.77× | 37 | 3,897 |
| Connecticut | $120,200 | 3,180 | 1.10× | 20 | 3,872 |
| Nebraska | $105,720 | 2,600 | 1.50× | 25 | 3,491 |
| Mississippi | $96,030 | 1,700 | 0.86× | 28 | 3,344 |
| District of Columbia | $128,610 | 1,030 | 0.86× | 10 | 3,167 |
| Iowa | $116,920 | 1,380 | 0.52× | 43 | 2,910 |
| Arkansas | $84,480 | 1,110 | 0.50× | 44 | 2,833 |
| Oregon | $113,250 | 2,620 | 0.78× | 31 | 2,629 |
| Kansas | $118,570 | 1,150 | 0.47× | 40 | 2,593 |
| New Mexico | $104,790 | — | — | 26 | 1,963 |
| Maine | $105,380 | — | — | 16 | 1,522 |
| Nevada | $95,780 | 3,010 | 1.14× | 9 | 1,412 |
| Rhode Island | $128,980 | 780 | 0.91× | 11 | 1,063 |
| Montana | $129,670 | 400 | 0.46× | 19 | 960 |
| Delaware | $139,910 | 720 | 0.87× | 6 | 951 |
| South Dakota | $106,410 | 450 | 0.57× | 15 | 912 |
| Hawaii | $110,840 | 1,560 | 1.46× | 9 | 821 |
| North Dakota | $94,320 | 300 | 0.41× | 16 | 796 |
| Vermont | $97,040 | 430 | 0.84× | 7 | 689 |
| Wyoming | $120,510 | 120 | 0.26× | 9 | 421 |
| Alaska | $106,400 | 1,020 | 1.84× | 6 | 363 |
Skills and tools
From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.
What they do day to day
- Prepare and review operational reports and schedules to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
- Set goals and deadlines for the department.
- Acquire, distribute and store supplies.
- Analyze internal processes and recommend and implement procedural or policy changes to improve operations, such as supply changes or the disposal of records.
- Conduct classes to teach procedures to staff.
- Plan, administer, and control budgets for contracts, equipment, and supplies.
- Hire and terminate clerical and administrative personnel.
- Direct or coordinate the supportive services department of a business, agency, or organization.
Skills
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Speaking3.9
- Critical Thinking3.8
- Writing3.8
- Monitoring3.4
- Active Learning3.1
- Learning Strategies3.0
Knowledge areas
- Customer and Personal Service4.4
- Administration and Management4.2
- English Language4.0
- Administrative3.9
- Computers and Electronics3.4
- Personnel and Human Resources3.4
Abilities
- Written Comprehension4.0
- Oral Expression4.0
- Oral Comprehension4.0
- Written Expression3.9
- Speech Clarity3.6
- Deductive Reasoning3.6
Core activities
- Getting Information4.6
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.4
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work4.4
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.2
- Scheduling Work and Activities4.2
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships4.2
Tools and technology
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How to become a Administrative Services Manager
Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
- Work experience needed
- Less than 5 years
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 7 majors mapped to Administrative Services Managers7 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 01.8202Veterinary Office Management/Administration
- 51.0711Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist
- 52.0101Business/Commerce, General
- 52.0201Business Administration and Management, General
- 52.0202Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
- 52.0204Office Management and Supervision
- 52.0207Customer Service Management
Related careers
Jobs O*NET identifies as close to this one, with their own pay and outlook.
Common questions
What degree do you need to become an Administrative Services Manager?+
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 348,906 degrees in 2024-25, 84.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming an Administrative Services Manager?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 7 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Business/Commerce, Health and Medical Administrative Services, Veterinary Administrative Services. Together they graduate about 415,324 people a year.
How much do administrative services managers earn?+
The median is $114,130 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $67,100 at the 10th percentile to $207,720 at the 90th. 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 administrative services managers growing?+
BLS projects a +4.6% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 23,200 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career?+
2,534 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 7 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 administrative services managers work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Administrative Manager, Administrative Officer, Business Administrator, Administrative Coordinator among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-3012.
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 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected 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 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, 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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