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Best Schools for Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations in 2026

67 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations graduate earns $44,904/yr across 67 schools.

Programs Ranked

Avg Earnings

$44,904/yr

Avg DW Score

54/100

AI Risk

High

53% task exposure

All Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	ROI
1	Brigham Young University Provo, UT · Private nonprofit	79 74–80	$64,061/yr	28.9x
2	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · Public	76 70–77	$64,211/yr	14.5x
3	Brown University Providence, RI · Private nonprofit	69 63–69	$67,900/yr	3.3x
4	Utah Valley University Orem, UT · Public	69 63–69	$60,448/yr	23.1x
5	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH · Public	68 62–69	$47,312/yr	12.9x
6	University of North Texas Denton, TX · Public	67 62–68	$45,265/yr	14.1x
7	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL · Public	65 59–65	$48,625/yr	20.5x
8	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS · Public	65 61–66	$39,646/yr	15.4x
9	American Public University System Charles Town, WV · Private for-profit	65 59–65	$54,563/yr	15.2x
10	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public	64 59–65	$65,177/yr	11.9x
11	Temple University Philadelphia, PA · Public	63 57–64	$50,876/yr	6.9x
12	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit	62 56–63	$55,039/yr	2.7x
13	Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton, OH · Public	62 56–63	$47,731/yr	15.4x
14	Miami University-Middletown Middletown, OH · Public	62 56–63	$47,731/yr	15.4x
15	University of Houston Houston, TX · Public	62 56–63	$52,752/yr	12.6x
16	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD · Public	61 56–62	$43,904/yr	13.2x
17	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit	60 54–61	$48,600/yr	3.1x
18	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit	60 54–60	$50,030/yr	2.6x
19	Baylor University Waco, TX · Private nonprofit	60 55–61	$59,052/yr	2.6x
20	University of Dayton Dayton, OH · Private nonprofit	59 53–60	$55,864/yr	2.9x
21	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI · Public	59 54–60	$45,373/yr	12.7x
22	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO · Public	57 51–57	$45,767/yr	9.6x
23	University of Delaware Newark, DE · Public	57 51–58	$52,185/yr	7.1x
24	Iowa State University Ames, IA · Public	57 52–58	$46,374/yr	10.0x
25	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK · Public	57 51–58	$45,366/yr	10.1x
26	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ · Public	56 50–57	$46,628/yr	8.7x
27	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA · Private nonprofit	56 51–57	$74,446/yr	1.7x
28	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI · Public	56 50–56	$42,908/yr	8.4x
29	Elon University Elon, NC · Private nonprofit	56 50–56	$62,626/yr	2.5x
30	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · Public	55 51–56	$37,818/yr	14.4x
31	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH · Public	55 49–55	$47,731/yr	5.7x
32	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN · Public	55 50–56	$43,002/yr	10.9x
33	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX · Private nonprofit	55 49–55	$65,028/yr	1.8x
34	Suffolk University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit	54 48–55	$44,884/yr	2.8x
35	University of South Florida Tampa, FL · Public	53 50–53	$33,249/yr	17.2x
36	Buena Vista University Storm Lake, IA · Private nonprofit	53 47–54	$49,099/yr	2.8x
37	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI · Public	53 47–53	$43,391/yr	6.4x
38	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO · Private nonprofit	53 47–54	$57,411/yr	1.7x
39	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO · Public	53 48–54	$39,840/yr	10.0x
40	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA · Private nonprofit	52 47–53	$43,146/yr	2.2x
41	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV · Public	52 50–53	$27,828/yr	15.7x
42	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ · Public	52 47–53	$43,702/yr	6.0x
43	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND · Public	52 47–52	$40,142/yr	8.2x
44	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA · Public	52 47–53	$42,830/yr	6.9x
45	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ · Private for-profit	51 46–52	$38,454/yr	6.8x
46	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT · Private nonprofit	51 45–51	$50,614/yr	1.4x
47	George Washington University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit	51 45–52	$52,893/yr	1.0x
48	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR · Public	50 46–51	$38,105/yr	8.4x
49	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI · Public	50 45–51	$44,853/yr	6.9x
50	Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA · Private nonprofit	50 44–51	$48,319/yr	1.6x
51	North Central University Minneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit	49 43–49	$42,327/yr	2.6x
52	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit	48 43–49	$45,869/yr	1.2x
53	Lamar University Beaumont, TX · Public	48 45–49	$32,129/yr	12.5x
54	Ashford University San Diego, CA · Private for-profit	47 42–48	$40,890/yr	6.4x
55	Rollins College Winter Park, FL · Private nonprofit	42 38–43	$37,950/yr	0.6x
56	Clarkson University Potsdam, NY · Private nonprofit	41 37–42	$37,753/yr	1.7x
57	University of Vermont Burlington, VT · Public	41 38–41	$32,386/yr	3.3x
58	Johnson & Wales University-Online Providence, RI · Private nonprofit	41 38–42	$30,996/yr	7.5x
59	The University of Tampa Tampa, FL · Private nonprofit	40 36–40	$34,038/yr	1.5x
60	Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY · Public	39 38–40	$24,387/yr	8.9x
61	Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX · Private nonprofit	37 34–37	$31,694/yr	1.1x
62	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus San Juan, PR · Private nonprofit	37 34–37	$30,378/yr	7.2x
63	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX · Public	36 35–37	$23,682/yr	5.4x
64	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR · Private nonprofit	36 34–36	$22,842/yr	11.1x
65	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Bayamon, PR · Private nonprofit	36 34–37	$16,449/yr	12.4x
66	Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence, RI · Private nonprofit	33 30–33	$30,996/yr	1.8x
67	Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Private nonprofit	33 30–33	$30,996/yr	1.8x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, Brigham Young University ranks #1 for Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations with a score of 79/100 and graduate earnings of $64,061/yr.

How much do Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations graduates earn?

Across 67 schools, Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations graduates earn an average of $44,904/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $74,446/yr.

Is Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations a good major for AI resistance?

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations has an average AI task exposure of 53%, rated "High". This field has significant AI exposure. Check individual program pages for scenario analysis.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.