Business Administration, Management and Operations: bachelor's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of business administration, management and operations graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 1187 colleges. National median: $51,573, rising to $64,590 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	Maine Maritime Academy	ME	$114,356	$123,155	—
2	Bismarck State College	ND	$113,408	$122,948	$14,482
3	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$108,743	$136,806	$19,250
4	Manhattan University	NY	$97,889	$150,562	—
5	Carnegie Mellon University	PA	$97,419	$160,783	$19,000
6	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	$96,806	$144,654	$19,500
7	University of California-Berkeley	CA	$94,811	$144,599	$10,656
8	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	$88,182	$135,874	$9,250
9	Emory University	GA	$87,830	$136,731	$15,000
10	Villanova University	PA	$87,616	$114,211	$27,000
11	William & Mary	VA	$84,722	$111,366	$15,000
12	Washington and Lee University	VA	$83,963	$121,699	$21,500
13	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	GA	$82,156	$106,155	$19,500
14	City University of Seattle	WA	$81,614	$99,735	$29,813
15	Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology	OK	$81,586	—	$15,650
16	Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology	OK	$81,572	$87,302	$31,090
17	Cal Poly Maritime Academy	CA	$79,890	$75,574	$20,500
18	University of Richmond	VA	$79,080	$103,856	$23,809
19	Thomas Edison State University	NJ	$78,857	$89,947	$12,625
20	Stevens Institute of Technology	NJ	$78,620	$108,400	$26,000
21	Boston University	MA	$77,263	$108,412	$18,500
22	University of Minnesota-Crookston	MN	$77,038	$93,969	$22,384
23	Howard University	DC	$76,103	$88,875	$23,975
24	Babson College	MA	$75,834	$107,520	$18,000
25	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$75,767	$107,904	$16,048
26	Golden Gate University	CA	$75,582	$91,369	$23,500
27	Brigham Young University	UT	$75,525	$105,544	$9,750
28	Boston College	MA	$75,464	$123,144	$18,625
29	Ranken Technical College	MO	$75,115	$88,623	—
30	University of Southern California	CA	$75,082	$109,128	—
31	George Washington University	DC	$74,092	—	$21,500
32	Michigan State University	MI	$73,822	$91,187	$19,500
33	Texas Christian University	TX	$73,741	$106,765	$20,500
34	The University of Texas at Austin	TX	$73,593	$94,458	$14,639
35	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	CA	$73,444	$110,902	$15,000
36	Pepperdine University	CA	$72,989	$91,227	$23,500
37	Excelsior University	NY	$72,459	$87,618	$18,750
38	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	$72,354	$90,284	$13,780
39	Clarkson University	NY	$71,772	$93,152	$25,500
40	University of San Francisco	CA	$71,595	$104,390	$24,000
41	Bentley University	MA	$71,032	$99,514	$25,000
42	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott	AZ	$70,915	$83,749	$20,682
43	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach	FL	$70,915	$83,749	$20,682
44	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide	FL	$70,915	$83,749	$20,682
45	George Fox University	OR	$70,912	$82,212	$22,750
46	Capella University	MN	$70,701	$87,997	$18,368
47	Franklin and Marshall College	PA	$70,650	$101,895	$22,250
48	Bellingham Technical College	WA	$70,593	—	—
49	Western Governors University	UT	$70,584	$83,654	$17,299
50	Colorado State University Global	CO	$70,478	$83,415	$25,000
51	The Catholic University of America	DC	$70,441	$87,907	$25,000
52	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	$70,409	$92,623	$19,500
53	Southern Methodist University	TX	$70,326	$106,799	$18,125
54	University of Maryland-College Park	MD	$69,878	$86,590	$12,000
55	Syracuse University	NY	$69,614	$91,472	$21,750
56	University of Dayton	OH	$69,474	$92,317	$18,250
57	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	NY	$69,404	$99,713	$20,750
58	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$69,386	$100,005	$17,510
59	Tulane University of Louisiana	LA	$69,281	$95,966	$19,525
60	Albertus Magnus College	CT	$69,208	$68,222	$31,998
61	Temple University	PA	$68,864	$82,570	$23,250
62	Averett University	VA	$68,864	$72,810	$27,874
63	Furman University	SC	$68,621	$73,099	$22,750
64	Marquette University	WI	$68,220	$81,670	$20,500
65	National University	CA	$68,087	$78,266	$28,125
66	Baker University	KS	$67,947	$74,399	$31,375
67	University of Connecticut	CT	$67,817	$78,542	$17,100
68	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	$67,817	$78,542	$17,100
69	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	$67,817	$78,542	$17,100
70	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	$67,817	$78,542	$17,100
71	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	$67,817	$78,542	$17,100
72	Miami University-Oxford	OH	$67,782	$95,796	$20,000
73	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	$67,464	$82,074	$17,000
74	Weber State University	UT	$67,426	$84,885	$15,000
75	Concordia University-Saint Paul	MN	$67,343	$77,037	$18,333
76	Post University	CT	$67,063	$69,512	$29,951
77	University of Maryland Global Campus	MD	$67,046	$79,801	$17,575
78	Bryant University	RI	$67,033	$89,929	$25,706
79	Baylor University	TX	$66,981	$85,961	$19,500
80	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$66,925	$85,586	$19,500
81	University of Charleston	WV	$66,711	$74,791	$14,927
82	Yeshiva University	NY	$66,562	$97,914	—
83	Peirce College	PA	$66,467	$66,070	$36,134
84	Columbia Basin College	WA	$66,371	$77,260	—
85	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	PA	$66,348	$95,917	$23,125
86	Olympic College	WA	$66,177	$60,256	—
87	Purdue University Global	IN	$66,177	$66,495	$30,896
88	College of Southern Nevada	NV	$66,158	—	$9,000
89	Champlain College	VT	$65,907	$69,076	$28,972
90	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	OH	$65,835	$79,291	$21,500
91	Columbia Southern University	AL	$65,643	$69,343	$27,550
92	Bay Path University	MA	$65,560	$74,912	$29,561
93	Western Michigan University	MI	$65,519	$75,143	$25,197
94	William Jessup University	CA	$65,355	$65,031	$22,802
95	New England Institute of Technology	RI	$65,352	$76,351	$30,499
96	Rutgers University-Camden	NJ	$65,350	$83,606	$16,625
97	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$65,350	$83,606	$16,625
98	Rutgers University-Newark	NJ	$65,350	$83,606	$16,625
99	Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	$65,348	$82,213	$15,000
100	Rasmussen University-Florida	FL	$65,285	$76,176	$38,946
101	Rasmussen University-Minnesota	MN	$65,285	$76,176	$38,946
102	Rasmussen University-North Dakota	ND	$65,285	$76,176	$38,946
103	Rasmussen University-Illinois	IL	$65,285	$76,176	$38,946
104	Rasmussen University-Wisconsin	WI	$65,285	$76,176	$38,946
105	Rasmussen University-Kansas	KS	$65,285	$76,176	$38,946
106	The University of Arizona Global Campus	AZ	$65,262	$71,782	$28,125
107	Elizabethtown College	PA	$65,206	$73,358	$24,247
108	Green River College	WA	$65,199	—	—
109	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	$65,187	$82,535	$20,159
110	Arizona State University Digital Immersion	AZ	$65,187	$82,535	$20,159
111	Los Angeles Pacific University	CA	$65,159	$82,437	$29,019
112	Providence College	RI	$65,027	$85,119	$27,000
113	Fordham University	NY	$65,024	$90,192	$22,500
114	Shorter University	GA	$64,993	$63,873	$27,630
115	University of Colorado Boulder	CO	$64,841	$86,441	$18,400
116	Drexel University	PA	$64,839	$84,040	$25,000
117	University of Georgia	GA	$64,837	$80,881	$13,875
118	Loyola University Maryland	MD	$64,729	$93,753	$27,000
119	Plymouth State University	NH	$64,552	$74,912	$26,500
120	University of Redlands	CA	$64,523	$85,278	$26,000
121	Ball State University	IN	$64,506	$75,703	$22,298
122	Notre Dame de Namur University	CA	$64,286	$83,441	—
123	Fresno Pacific University	CA	$64,265	$70,983	$24,909
124	Cambridge College	MA	$64,240	$56,332	$21,182
125	Duquesne University	PA	$64,226	$77,822	$25,000
126	University of Delaware	DE	$64,151	$89,105	$25,000
127	University of San Diego	CA	$64,129	$79,678	$19,500
128	Bellevue University	NE	$64,078	$84,019	$22,875
129	American Public University System	WV	$64,017	$75,722	$17,511
130	University of Massachusetts Global	CA	$63,768	$83,778	$21,096
131	Utah Valley University	UT	$63,711	$86,602	$15,092
132	Creighton University	NE	$63,607	$73,110	$23,000
133	The College of New Jersey	NJ	$63,592	$85,978	$20,500
134	Loyola University Chicago	IL	$63,500	$89,745	$23,500
135	University of Michigan-Flint	MI	$63,402	$64,086	$22,000
136	Wagner College	NY	$63,268	$80,927	$22,375
137	Metropolitan State University	MN	$63,242	$71,209	$16,000
138	James Madison University	VA	$63,214	$85,137	$15,250
139	University of Phoenix-Arizona	AZ	$63,073	$69,425	$29,688
140	Quinnipiac University	CT	$63,021	$82,357	$21,375
141	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	$62,987	$75,423	$20,608
142	Grand Valley State University	MI	$62,887	$79,324	$20,500
143	Stonehill College	MA	$62,848	$79,796	$23,000
144	Rider University	NJ	$62,749	$69,423	$23,155
145	University of Arkansas	AR	$62,583	$79,770	$19,500
146	Aspen University	AZ	$62,525	$75,828	—
147	Charter Oak State College	CT	$62,290	$82,069	$20,755
148	The University of Texas Permian Basin	TX	$62,226	$93,239	$24,250
149	University of Utah	UT	$62,183	$81,252	$16,500
150	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	NH	$62,166	$86,535	$26,000
151	University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online	NH	$62,166	$86,535	$26,000
152	Brazosport College	TX	$61,986	—	—
153	University of Florida	FL	$61,962	$82,615	$11,341
154	University of Florida-Online	FL	$61,962	$82,615	$11,341
155	Fairfield University	CT	$61,888	$84,962	$22,000
156	Concordia University Ann Arbor	MI	$61,886	$65,787	$26,500
157	Concordia University-Wisconsin	WI	$61,886	$65,787	$26,500
158	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	VA	$61,883	$80,023	$20,875
159	Empire State University	NY	$61,864	—	$19,500
160	Texas Tech University	TX	$61,764	$75,702	$20,000
161	Bethel University	MN	$61,738	$77,059	$21,000
162	Utah State University	UT	$61,700	$79,875	$17,562
163	University of Kansas	KS	$61,688	$77,725	$18,844
164	Oakland University	MI	$61,667	$84,052	$19,506
165	Trine University	IN	$61,631	$57,055	$21,550
166	Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses	IN	$61,631	$57,055	$21,550
167	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	$61,606	$84,349	$18,250
168	Southwest Minnesota State University	MN	$61,515	$55,559	$14,000
169	Friends University	KS	$61,511	$74,063	$23,375
170	Asbury University	KY	$61,472	—	—
171	University of Alaska Southeast	AK	$61,469	$74,392	$30,313
172	Marist University	NY	$61,412	$90,855	$24,899
173	Franklin University	OH	$61,392	$68,306	$17,778
174	Binghamton University	NY	$61,335	$76,271	$14,000
175	Bowie State University	MD	$61,320	$70,427	$19,500
176	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	OH	$61,319	$75,398	$20,250
177	University of Evansville	IN	$61,304	$53,964	—
178	Gettysburg College	PA	$61,246	$84,973	$27,000
179	Chapman University	CA	$61,230	$84,378	$19,000
180	John Carroll University	OH	$61,189	$78,272	$25,000
181	Regis University	CO	$61,144	$81,628	$22,917
182	Morehouse College	GA	$61,128	$69,422	$22,750
183	DeVry College of New York	NY	$61,031	$68,231	$35,378
184	DeVry University-Arizona	AZ	$61,031	$68,231	$35,378
185	DeVry University-California	CA	$61,031	$68,231	$35,378
186	DeVry University-Florida	FL	$61,031	$68,231	$35,378
187	DeVry University-Georgia	GA	$61,031	$68,231	$35,378
188	DeVry University-Illinois	IL	$61,031	$68,231	$35,378
189	DeVry University-New Jersey	NJ	$61,031	$68,231	$35,378
190	DeVry University-Ohio	OH	$61,031	$68,231	$35,378
191	DeVry University-Texas	TX	$61,031	$68,231	$35,378
192	DeVry University-Virginia	VA	$61,031	$68,231	$35,378
193	Wisconsin Lutheran College	WI	$60,984	$61,704	$26,110
194	University of St Thomas	MN	$60,967	$82,396	$21,500
195	Central Michigan University	MI	$60,935	$74,113	$24,648
196	Union University	TN	$60,860	$63,234	$26,166
197	Iowa State University	IA	$60,808	$78,304	$19,427
198	Carthage College	WI	$60,782	$72,468	$24,478
199	Dominican University	IL	$60,587	$66,871	$25,000
200	Auburn University	AL	$60,539	$80,323	$18,714
201	Endicott College	MA	$60,517	$79,846	$27,000
202	South College	TN	$60,508	—	—
203	Dominican University of California	CA	$60,503	$88,913	$20,250
204	Hampton University	VA	$60,490	$82,252	$19,500
205	University of Arkansas Grantham	AR	$60,453	$62,150	$17,650
206	Portland State University	OR	$60,449	$71,621	$16,866
207	Northern Illinois University	IL	$60,307	$73,176	$19,500
208	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	OK	$60,219	$88,953	$22,125
209	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	$60,197	$68,109	$13,666
210	University of Houston	TX	$60,191	$73,125	$15,000
211	University of La Verne	CA	$60,188	$76,769	$23,360
212	Illinois Wesleyan University	IL	$59,962	$71,088	$27,000
213	Wilmington University	DE	$59,947	$66,899	$18,000
214	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	WI	$59,938	$79,228	$19,500
215	Columbia College	MO	$59,919	$64,997	$18,170
216	Walden University	MN	$59,909	$66,978	$32,500
217	John Brown University	AR	$59,871	$70,720	—
218	Piedmont University	GA	$59,870	$65,564	$19,500
219	University of South Florida	FL	$59,852	$60,600	—
220	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	IN	$59,704	$75,533	$26,029
221	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global	IN	$59,704	$75,533	$26,029
222	Park University	MO	$59,695	$68,135	$22,500
223	College of Saint Benedict	MN	$59,681	$78,901	$23,250
224	Simpson College	IA	$59,655	$69,958	$26,949
225	Thomas More University	KY	$59,651	$82,906	$27,000
226	Rhodes College	TN	$59,605	$77,838	$20,500
227	Immaculata University	PA	$59,588	$70,089	$27,000
228	Dallas Baptist University	TX	$59,587	$72,897	$19,125
229	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	MN	$59,586	$74,942	$19,585
230	Saint Mary's College	IN	$59,565	$73,449	$26,000
231	Muhlenberg College	PA	$59,480	$78,360	$23,500
232	Central College	IA	$59,421	$68,021	$25,125
233	Drake University	IA	$59,398	$73,523	$21,000
234	Warner Pacific University	OR	$59,389	$78,571	$23,000
235	Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies	OR	$59,389	$78,571	$23,000
236	Upper Iowa University	IA	$59,380	$65,858	$24,658
237	Lakeland University	WI	$59,302	$66,108	$25,000
238	Walsh University	OH	$59,271	$75,364	$22,461
239	DeSales University	PA	$59,218	$79,595	$27,000
240	Anderson University	SC	$59,135	$63,035	$22,354
241	Western Illinois University	IL	$59,131	$70,021	$20,168
242	Barry University	FL	$59,110	$64,210	$29,475
243	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	$58,991	$72,507	$21,250
244	Point Park University	PA	$58,987	$53,332	—
245	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	$58,936	$75,859	$22,300
246	Bradley University	IL	$58,920	$73,110	$27,000
247	Washington State University	WA	$58,891	$81,321	$17,750
248	Charleston Southern University	SC	$58,871	$69,117	$21,500
249	DePaul University	IL	$58,808	$74,847	$23,500
250	Judson University	IL	$58,752	$63,153	$25,875
251	Ithaca College	NY	$58,734	$75,810	$22,725
252	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	NY	$58,730	$73,619	$11,250
253	Cleary University	MI	$58,705	$81,341	$9,093
254	University of Northern Iowa	IA	$58,668	$74,838	$15,000
255	Strayer University-District of Columbia	DC	$58,645	—	—
256	Strayer University-Virginia	VA	$58,645	—	—
257	Strayer University-Maryland	MD	$58,645	—	—
258	Strayer University-Tennessee	TN	$58,645	—	—
259	Strayer University-Pennsylvania	PA	$58,645	—	—
260	Strayer University-Florida	FL	$58,645	—	—
261	Strayer University-Alabama	AL	$58,645	—	—
262	Strayer University-North Carolina	NC	$58,645	—	—
263	Strayer University-New Jersey	NJ	$58,645	—	—
264	Strayer University-West Virginia	WV	$58,645	—	—
265	Strayer University-Georgia	GA	$58,645	—	—
266	Strayer University-Mississippi	MS	$58,645	—	—
267	Strayer University-South Carolina	SC	$58,645	—	—
268	Strayer University-Texas	TX	$58,645	—	—
269	Strayer University-Global Region	DC	$58,645	—	—
270	Brigham Young University-Idaho	ID	$58,552	$81,489	$12,500
271	University of the Pacific	CA	$58,545	$76,025	$20,804
272	The University of Tampa	FL	$58,503	$67,521	$20,500
273	LeTourneau University	TX	$58,494	$67,970	$31,781
274	Rockford University	IL	$58,480	$63,331	$25,000
275	Indiana Institute of Technology	IN	$58,386	$66,296	$30,000
276	Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies	IN	$58,386	$66,296	$30,000
277	Spring Arbor University	MI	$58,372	$62,928	$24,024
278	Purdue University-Main Campus	IN	$58,348	$81,040	$19,500
279	American University	DC	$58,346	$88,359	$20,500
280	Bryan College-Dayton	TN	$58,337	$64,283	$19,748
281	Buena Vista University	IA	$58,278	$58,440	$23,072
282	Pacific Lutheran University	WA	$58,247	$75,576	$16,750
283	Fisher College	MA	$58,238	$69,576	$26,000
284	Baker College	MI	$58,233	$65,591	$28,432
285	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	CO	$58,223	$75,142	$15,000
286	Saint Joseph's College of Maine	ME	$58,192	$70,318	—
287	Towson University	MD	$58,155	$78,497	$17,250
288	Odessa College	TX	$58,114	—	—
289	University of Rhode Island	RI	$58,112	$79,692	$19,500
290	Hannibal-LaGrange University	MO	$58,082	$48,374	—
291	Boise State University	ID	$58,043	$66,283	$20,321
292	Potomac State College of West Virginia University	WV	$58,034	$73,646	$23,000
293	West Virginia University	WV	$58,034	$73,646	$23,000
294	University of Miami	FL	$57,975	$66,065	$17,000
295	University of Nebraska at Kearney	NE	$57,947	$64,684	$15,025
296	Loyola Marymount University	CA	$57,888	$82,543	$15,000
297	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	CO	$57,839	$79,256	$16,750
298	Xavier University	OH	$57,762	$65,263	$27,000
299	Central State University	OH	$57,750	—	$20,489
300	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	WI	$57,719	$73,415	$22,500

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do business administration, management and operations graduates earn?

The median college reports $51,573 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in business administration, management and operations and $64,590 four years after. The highest is $114,356 at Maine Maritime Academy.

How much student debt do business administration, management and operations graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $22,016 at the typical college.