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Doctoral · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Business Administration, Management and Operations (Doctoral): earnings by school

39 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$102,685
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$105,744
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$82,952
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 17 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $95,044 and $113,634. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Temple University PA$214,825——
University of South Florida FL$136,024$200,931—
University of Florida FL—$196,541—
Creighton University NE$151,229——
Florida International University FL$145,098—$138,526
Columbia Southern University AL$134,402——
St. John Fisher University NY$132,278$128,060$116,953
Grand Canyon University AZ$126,722—$80,959
Vanderbilt University TN$124,602—$92,250
Capella University MN$104,743$121,925$67,820
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC$113,816—$61,500
The Chicago School at Chicago IL$123,374$113,634$182,207
The Chicago School at Anaheim CA$123,374$113,634$182,207
The Chicago School at Los Angeles CA$123,374$113,634$182,207
The Chicago School at Washington DC DC$123,374$113,634$182,207
The University of Arizona Global Campus AZ$112,020——
Liberty University VA$108,233—$71,990
Franklin University OH$107,719—$66,090
Northcentral University CA$97,340$105,744$84,945
Walden University MN$101,871$105,432$118,421
Antioch University OH$102,991—$148,950
Indiana Institute of Technology IN$102,379——
Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs CO$92,019$99,321$97,503
University of the Cumberlands KY$90,307$98,100$44,858
University of Phoenix-Arizona AZ$96,654$95,044$76,279
Our Lady of the Lake University TX$88,660$94,546$92,203
Concordia University-Chicago IL$94,490—$58,598
Baker College MI—$93,810—
American InterContinental University System AZ$92,416—$47,076
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale FL$90,439—$210,992
Baker University KS—$90,266—
Virginia University of Lynchburg VA$88,566—$20,500
Gardner-Webb University NC$88,074$84,386$58,347
Saint Leo University FL$84,022—$98,392
Concordia University-Wisconsin WI$83,320—$38,439
South University-Savannah GA$80,174——
South University-Savannah Online GA$80,174——
Columbia International University SC$74,515—$52,862
Converse University SC$73,204—$41,000