Bachelor's · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's): earnings by school

1287 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$51,573
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$64,619
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$22,016
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 1195 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $57,083 and $72,565. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Carnegie Mellon University PA$97,419$160,783$19,000
Johns Hopkins University MD—$147,384—
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$96,806$144,654$19,500
University of California-Berkeley CA$94,811$144,599$10,656
University of Pennsylvania PA$108,743$136,806$19,250
Emory University GA$87,830$136,731$15,000
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$88,182$135,874$9,250
Maine Maritime Academy ME$114,356$123,155—
Boston College MA$75,464$123,144$18,625
Bismarck State College ND$113,408$122,948$14,482
Washington and Lee University VA$83,963$121,699$21,500
Georgetown University DC—$117,733$8,125
Villanova University PA$87,616$114,211$27,000
William & Mary VA$84,722$111,366$15,000
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$73,444$110,902$15,000
University of Southern California CA$75,082$109,128—
Boston University MA$77,263$108,412$18,500
Stevens Institute of Technology NJ$78,620$108,400$26,000
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$75,767$107,904$16,048
Babson College MA$75,834$107,520$18,000
Southern Methodist University TX$70,326$106,799$18,125
Texas Christian University TX$73,741$106,765$20,500
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA$82,156$106,155$19,500
Brigham Young University UT$75,525$105,544$9,750
University of San Francisco CA$71,595$104,390$24,000
University of Richmond VA$79,080$103,856$23,809
Franklin and Marshall College PA$70,650$101,895$22,250
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$69,386$100,005$17,510
City University of Seattle WA$81,614$99,735$29,813
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY$69,404$99,713$20,750
Bentley University MA$71,032$99,514$25,000
Lehigh University PA—$98,481—
Yeshiva University NY$66,562$97,914—
Manhattan University NY$97,889——
Wentworth Institute of Technology MA—$97,183—
Edgewood University WI—$96,101—
Tulane University of Louisiana LA$69,281$95,966$19,525
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$66,348$95,917$23,125
Miami University-Oxford OH$67,782$95,796$20,000
The University of Texas at Austin TX$73,593$94,458$14,639
University of Minnesota-Crookston MN$77,038$93,969$22,384
Loyola University Maryland MD$64,729$93,753$27,000
Clarkson University NY$71,772$93,152$25,500
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA$70,409$92,623$19,500
Westminster University UT—$92,548—
University of Dayton OH$69,474$92,317$18,250
Saint Louis University MO—$91,483$31,761
Syracuse University NY$69,614$91,472$21,750
Golden Gate University CA$75,582$91,369$23,500
Pepperdine University CA$72,989$91,227$23,500
Michigan State University MI$73,822$91,187$19,500
Marist University NY$61,412$90,855$24,899
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$72,354$90,284$13,780
Fordham University NY$65,024$90,192$22,500
Thomas Edison State University NJ$78,857$89,947$12,625
Bryant University RI$67,033$89,929$25,706
Loyola University Chicago IL$63,500$89,745$23,500
University of Detroit Mercy MI$48,833$89,540$19,750
University of Delaware DE$64,151$89,105$25,000
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$60,219$88,953$22,125
Dominican University of California CA$60,503$88,913$20,250
Howard University DC$76,103$88,875$23,975
Ranken Technical College MO$75,115$88,623—
American University DC$58,346$88,359$20,500
Capella University MN$70,701$87,997$18,368
The Catholic University of America DC$70,441$87,907$25,000
Excelsior University NY$72,459$87,618$18,750
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology OK$81,572$87,302$31,090
Utah Valley University UT$63,711$86,602$15,092
University of Maryland-College Park MD$69,878$86,590$12,000
Milwaukee School of Engineering WI—$86,550—
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$62,166$86,535$26,000
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online NH$62,166$86,535$26,000
University of Colorado Boulder CO$64,841$86,441$18,400
The College of New Jersey NJ$63,592$85,978$20,500
Baylor University TX$66,981$85,961$19,500
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$66,925$85,586$19,500
University of Redlands CA$64,523$85,278$26,000
George Mason University VA$57,701$85,224$19,875
James Madison University VA$63,214$85,137$15,250
Providence College RI$65,027$85,119$27,000
Gettysburg College PA$61,246$84,973$27,000
Fairfield University CT$61,888$84,962$22,000
Weber State University UT$67,426$84,885$15,000
Chapman University CA$61,230$84,378$19,000
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$61,606$84,349$18,250
Clark University MA$47,080$84,234$27,000
Oakland University MI$61,667$84,052$19,506
Drexel University PA$64,839$84,040$25,000
Bellevue University NE$64,078$84,019$22,875
University of Massachusetts Global CA$63,768$83,778$21,096
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott AZ$70,915$83,749$20,682
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach FL$70,915$83,749$20,682
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide FL$70,915$83,749$20,682
Western Governors University UT$70,584$83,654$17,299
Rutgers University-Camden NJ$65,350$83,606$16,625
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$65,350$83,606$16,625
Rutgers University-Newark NJ$65,350$83,606$16,625
Notre Dame de Namur University CA$64,286$83,441—
Colorado State University Global CO$70,478$83,415$25,000
Thomas More University KY$59,651$82,906$27,000
University of Florida FL$61,962$82,615$11,341
University of Florida-Online FL$61,962$82,615$11,341
Queens University of Charlotte NC$54,401$82,572$20,194
Temple University PA$68,864$82,570$23,250
Loyola Marymount University CA$57,888$82,543$15,000
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$65,187$82,535$20,159
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$65,187$82,535$20,159
Los Angeles Pacific University CA$65,159$82,437$29,019
University of St Thomas MN$60,967$82,396$21,500
Quinnipiac University CT$63,021$82,357$21,375
University of Vermont VT$56,231$82,284$17,500
Hampton University VA$60,490$82,252$19,500
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$65,348$82,213$15,000
George Fox University OR$70,912$82,212$22,750
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$67,464$82,074$17,000
Charter Oak State College CT$62,290$82,069$20,755
Menlo College CA$51,035$81,996$25,000
University of Idaho ID$49,041$81,967$20,500
Christopher Newport University VA$54,095$81,840$19,500
Marquette University WI$68,220$81,670$20,500
Regis University CO$61,144$81,628$22,917
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology OK$81,586—$15,650
Augustana College IL$55,867$81,562$26,950
Brigham Young University-Idaho ID$58,552$81,489$12,500
Cleary University MI$58,705$81,341$9,093
Washington State University WA$58,891$81,321$17,750
University of Utah UT$62,183$81,252$16,500
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia PA$48,366$81,233$22,225
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$58,348$81,040$19,500
Holy Family University PA$50,431$81,021$27,000
Wagner College NY$63,268$80,927$22,375
La Salle University PA$55,007$80,900$26,750
University of Georgia GA$64,837$80,881$13,875
University of California-Irvine CA$55,609$80,755$10,500
Lipscomb University TN$57,098$80,751$19,500
California Baptist University CA—$80,632$25,000
University of Scranton PA$53,876$80,611$26,000
Auburn University AL$60,539$80,323$18,714
Marymount University VA$53,913$80,196$23,625
Touro University Worldwide CA$41,190$80,061$25,125
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$61,883$80,023$20,875
Utah State University UT$61,700$79,875$17,562
Endicott College MA$60,517$79,846$27,000
University of Maryland Global Campus MD$67,046$79,801$17,575
Stonehill College MA$62,848$79,796$23,000
William Penn University IA$47,750$79,791$24,390
University of Arkansas AR$62,583$79,770$19,500
University of Rhode Island RI$58,112$79,692$19,500
University of San Diego CA$64,129$79,678$19,500
DeSales University PA$59,218$79,595$27,000
Grand Valley State University MI$62,887$79,324$20,500
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH$65,835$79,291$21,500
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$57,839$79,256$16,750
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh WI$59,938$79,228$19,500
Benedictine College KS$52,569$79,184$23,000
College of Saint Benedict MN$59,681$78,901$23,250
Azusa Pacific University CA$54,044$78,900$21,500
McDaniel College MD$55,817$78,830$25,000
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$54,797$78,771$14,500
University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA$54,797$78,771$14,500
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA$54,797$78,771$14,500
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) MA$51,045$78,769$26,853
Monmouth University NJ$52,621$78,591$25,982
Warner Pacific University OR$59,389$78,571$23,000
Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies OR$59,389$78,571$23,000
University of Connecticut CT$67,817$78,542$17,100
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$67,817$78,542$17,100
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$67,817$78,542$17,100
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$67,817$78,542$17,100
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$67,817$78,542$17,100
Hood College MD$48,753$78,503$26,500
Towson University MD$58,155$78,497$17,250
Muhlenberg College PA$59,480$78,360$23,500
Iowa State University IA$60,808$78,304$19,427
SUNY College at Geneseo NY$55,749$78,286$19,500
John Carroll University OH$61,189$78,272$25,000
National University CA$68,087$78,266$28,125
Valparaiso University IN$49,394$78,163$27,000
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL$55,601$78,040$31,867
Woodbury University CA$54,963$77,992—
Linfield University OR—$77,983$26,500
University of Arizona AZ$51,602$77,951$19,500
Saint Ambrose University IA—$77,850$27,343
Rhodes College TN$59,605$77,838$20,500
Duquesne University PA$64,226$77,822$25,000
Franklin College IN—$77,821—
University of Kansas KS$61,688$77,725$18,844
University of Puget Sound WA$50,929$77,585$26,736
California State University-East Bay CA$57,713$77,567$16,500
Florida State University FL$51,166$77,320$12,572
Columbia Basin College WA$66,371$77,260—
Bethel University MN$61,738$77,059$21,000
Concordia University-Saint Paul MN$67,343$77,037$18,333
Pace University NY$55,376$76,974$25,000
California Lutheran University CA$54,031$76,916$20,000
University of La Verne CA$60,188$76,769$23,360
Manhattanville University NY$44,954$76,753$25,000
Elmhurst University IL$55,753$76,678$19,703
University at Albany NY$52,713$76,633$19,500
University of Michigan-Dearborn MI$52,350$76,606$25,250
Samford University AL$56,162$76,584$18,390
Millsaps College MS$45,908$76,477$27,000
New England Institute of Technology RI$65,352$76,351$30,499
Binghamton University NY$61,335$76,271$14,000
Drew University NJ$44,615$76,232$26,925
Roger Williams University RI$51,694$76,219$26,441
Taylor University IN$55,517$76,192$20,000
Rasmussen University-Florida FL$65,285$76,176$38,946
Rasmussen University-Minnesota MN$65,285$76,176$38,946
Rasmussen University-North Dakota ND$65,285$76,176$38,946
Rasmussen University-Illinois IL$65,285$76,176$38,946
Rasmussen University-Wisconsin WI$65,285$76,176$38,946
Rasmussen University-Kansas KS$65,285$76,176$38,946
University of the Pacific CA$58,545$76,025$20,804
Clarke University IA$44,163$75,920$20,250
Sonoma State University CA$57,615$75,887$14,192
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA$58,936$75,859$22,300
Mercer University GA$57,654$75,835$25,110
Aspen University AZ$62,525$75,828—
Ithaca College NY$58,734$75,810$22,725
New Jersey Institute of Technology NJ$52,075$75,805$19,500
American Public University System WV$64,017$75,722$17,511
Alvernia University PA$55,327$75,705$27,000
Ball State University IN$64,506$75,703$22,298
Texas Tech University TX$61,764$75,702$20,000
University of North Texas TX$57,358$75,657$19,500
Pacific Lutheran University WA$58,247$75,576$16,750
Cal Poly Maritime Academy CA$79,890$75,574$20,500
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion IN$59,704$75,533$26,029
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global IN$59,704$75,533$26,029
University of North Carolina Wilmington NC$52,720$75,512$17,226
Southern New Hampshire University NH$62,987$75,423$20,608
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$61,319$75,398$20,250
Walsh University OH$59,271$75,364$22,461
Western Michigan University MI$65,519$75,143$25,197
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$58,223$75,142$15,000
Whitworth University WA$54,149$75,038$26,000
Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs WA$54,149$75,038$26,000
Thomas Jefferson University PA—$74,992—
Tiffin University OH$54,694$74,964$23,117
Franklin Pierce University NH$49,108$74,959$23,735
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota MN$59,586$74,942$19,585
Bay Path University MA$65,560$74,912$29,561
Plymouth State University NH$64,552$74,912$26,500
Sacred Heart University CT$53,276$74,883$24,250
DePaul University IL$58,808$74,847$23,500
University of Northern Iowa IA$58,668$74,838$15,000
University of Charleston WV$66,711$74,791$14,927
Saint Johns University MN$55,662$74,762$26,851
Georgia Southern University GA$53,882$74,726$20,751
Seton Hill University PA$42,124$74,675$21,375
Point Loma Nazarene University CA$53,063$74,495$18,750
Aquinas College MI$43,628$74,404$15,240
Baker University KS$67,947$74,399$31,375
University of Alaska Southeast AK$61,469$74,392$30,313
University of Northern Colorado CO$55,258$74,278$17,000
Central Michigan University MI$60,935$74,113$24,648
Caldwell University NJ$42,053$74,113$25,000
George Washington University DC$74,092—$21,500
Friends University KS$61,511$74,063$23,375
Merrimack College MA$56,316$73,877$27,000
New York Institute of Technology NY$53,253$73,851$16,250
Whittier College CA$42,460$73,792$20,500
San Francisco State University CA$53,836$73,775$16,624
Oregon State University OR$55,272$73,660$18,000
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$55,272$73,660$18,000
Oklahoma Baptist University OK—$73,651—
Potomac State College of West Virginia University WV$58,034$73,646$23,000
West Virginia University WV$58,034$73,646$23,000
Rowan University NJ$52,119$73,631$15,750
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY$58,730$73,619$11,250
Southwestern College KS$56,847$73,596$25,250
Hofstra University NY$51,882$73,584$22,750
Saint Vincent College PA$55,785$73,584$27,000
Gordon College MA$48,625$73,576$26,000
Saint Michael's College VT$56,587$73,566$25,000
Drake University IA$59,398$73,523$21,000
Saint Mary's College IN$59,565$73,449$26,000
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater WI$57,719$73,415$22,500
Elizabethtown College PA$65,206$73,358$24,247
Norwich University VT$46,854$73,203$25,000
Northern Illinois University IL$60,307$73,176$19,500
Calvin University MI—$73,155—
University of Houston TX$60,191$73,125$15,000
Citadel Military College of South Carolina SC—$73,116$20,000
Bradley University IL$58,920$73,110$27,000
Creighton University NE$63,607$73,110$23,000
Furman University SC$68,621$73,099$22,750
Central Washington University WA$52,372$73,036$17,903
Hamline University MN$56,329$72,945$18,498
Dallas Baptist University TX$59,587$72,897$19,125
Misericordia University PA$50,644$72,833$27,000
Averett University VA$68,864$72,810$27,874
University of West Florida FL$49,422$72,805—
Lynn University FL—$72,802—
Stony Brook University NY$54,047$72,765$15,634
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$57,505$72,746$21,000
Florida Institute of Technology FL$54,187$72,717$27,000
Augsburg University MN$54,418$72,706$22,000

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