Business administration programs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
11 business programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
3 schools offer these business administration programs with classes in the Milwaukee-Waukesha area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
General and operations managers run the daily work of an organization: they make staff schedules, assign work, see that projects get done and plan how materials and people are used. Most move up from supervisory jobs, and the BLS says top executives typically need a bachelor's degree and considerable work experience.1
In Milwaukee, 4 of the 11 programs take students without a high school diploma and 7 ask for a diploma or equivalent.
By kind, the 11 programs here are business administration (associate degree, 3 programs), business management certificate (3 programs), leadership, supervision and workplace skills course (2 programs), entrepreneurship and small business course (1 program), and 2 more of 2 other kinds.
See the 11 programsAll 79 business programs in Wisconsin, including online programs
How much do business administration programs cost in Milwaukee?
$3,000 to $6,693 is what most business programs in Milwaukee cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 11 programs with a price. All of them: $1,800 to $8,810
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- 44%
- Working 6 months later
- 79%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $38,400
- Length
- 32 to 64 weeks
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Milwaukee may also offer business administration programs. How these figures are made
All 11 business programs in Milwaukee approved for WIOA funding
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Business Management
Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$34,500Price if you pay yourself$8,810Program website, Business Management at Waukesha County Technical CollegeMore details about Business Management at Waukesha County Technical College
- Finished
- 38%
- Working at 6 months
- 78%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,635
- Length
- 64 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 804
- Earned a year, estimated
- $34,500
- Price if you pay yourself
- $8,810
Business Management
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$28,700Price if you pay yourself$4,576Program website, Business Management at Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMore details about Business Management at Milwaukee Area Technical College
- Finished
- 20%
- Working at 6 months
- 69%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,170
- Length
- 32 weeks, 19 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,505
- Students counted
- 631
- Earned a year, estimated
- $28,700
- Price if you pay yourself
- $4,576
Entrepreneurship
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$24,300Price if you pay yourself$4,576Program website, Entrepreneurship at Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMore details about Entrepreneurship at Milwaukee Area Technical College
- Finished
- 17%
- Working at 6 months
- 69%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,079
- Length
- 32 weeks, 19 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,505
- Students counted
- 294
Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- Earned a year, estimated
- $24,300
- Price if you pay yourself
- $4,576
Business Management Trainee
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$42,300Price if you pay yourself$1,800Program website, Business Management Trainee at Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMore details about Business Management Trainee at Milwaukee Area Technical College
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 79%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,582
- Length
- 16 weeks, 19 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $996
- Students counted
- 159
- Earned a year, estimated
- $42,300
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,800
Leadership Development
Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$61,600Price if you pay yourself$8,810Program website, Leadership Development at Waukesha County Technical CollegeMore details about Leadership Development at Waukesha County Technical College
- Finished
- 50%
- Working at 6 months
- 84%
- Earned in a quarter
- $15,405
- Length
- 64 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 111
- Earned a year, estimated
- $61,600
- Price if you pay yourself
- $8,810
Financial Services
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$32,000Price if you pay yourself$4,576Program website, Financial Services at Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMore details about Financial Services at Milwaukee Area Technical College
- Finished
- 25%
- Working at 6 months
- 70%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,008
- Length
- 32 weeks, 19 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,505
- Students counted
- 97
- Earned a year, estimated
- $32,000
- Price if you pay yourself
- $4,576
Organizational Leadership
Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$55,900Price if you pay yourself$2,202Program website, Organizational Leadership at Waukesha County Technical CollegeMore details about Organizational Leadership at Waukesha County Technical College
- Finished
- 59%
- Working at 6 months
- 88%
- Earned in a quarter
- $13,979
- Length
- 32 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 93
- Earned a year, estimated
- $55,900
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,202
Quality Management
Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$65,000Price if you pay yourself$8,810Program website, Quality Management at Waukesha County Technical CollegeMore details about Quality Management at Waukesha County Technical College
- Finished
- 63%
- Working at 6 months
- 95%
- Earned in a quarter
- $16,245
- Length
- 64 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 68
- Earned a year, estimated
- $65,000
- Price if you pay yourself
- $8,810
Advance Your Skills - Leadership
Alverno College
Milwaukee
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,000Program website, Advance Your Skills - Leadership at Alverno CollegeMore details about Advance Your Skills - Leadership at Alverno College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $3,000
Advance Your Skills - Nonprofit Management
Alverno College
Milwaukee
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,000Program website, Advance Your Skills - Nonprofit Management at Alverno CollegeMore details about Advance Your Skills - Nonprofit Management at Alverno College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $3,000
Advance Your Skills - Operations
Alverno College
Milwaukee
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,000Program website, Advance Your Skills - Operations at Alverno CollegeMore details about Advance Your Skills - Operations at Alverno College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $3,000
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for business administration programs in Milwaukee
WIOA funding can pay for business administration programs in Milwaukee
Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?
Financial aid and grants for business administration programs
Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67
GI Bill for business administration programs
Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8
The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.
Other training in Milwaukee
How business administration programs compare with the rest of business and office work across Wisconsin: Business and office training in Wisconsin
Where the Milwaukee business administration program numbers come from
Which Milwaukee business administration programs are on this list?
These are the business administration programs with classes in the Milwaukee-Waukesha area that are approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Wisconsin page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How the prices and results of Milwaukee business administration programs are measured
Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.
Sources for the facts about business administration programs in Milwaukee
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Top Executives
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List