Business Administration, Management and Operations at Kennesaw State University

The available data for business undergraduate certificates suggests a troubling mismatch between this credential and what Georgia employers typically pay. While peer programs nationally point to first-year earnings around $39,000, the University of Georgia's comparable certificate program reports actual graduates earning $77,610—nearly double. That gap raises serious questions about whether this particular credential path positions students competitively in Georgia's business job market.

An estimated debt of $14,816 represents a reasonable load against $39,000 in earnings—less than four months of gross income. But here's the catch: if similar programs in Georgia are genuinely producing the $77,610 median the state data shows, then something about this certificate's estimated pathway isn't aligning with the stronger outcomes other Georgia business students achieve. The absence of reported data for Kennesaw State's specific program makes it impossible to know whether their graduates follow the national pattern or perform more like other Georgia schools.

Before committing to this certificate, your child needs clarity on what this credential actually delivers. Talk to the career services office about where recent graduates landed and what roles they secured. If the program can't provide concrete placement data, that silence tells you something important about whether they're tracking—and achieving—meaningful career outcomes for certificate holders.