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

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

955 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$78,256
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$94,454
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$34,167
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 858 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $81,197 and $112,515. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
University of Pennsylvania PA$202,471$272,321$75,483
Stanford University CA—$261,816—
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$85,220$251,708$66,057
Northwestern University IL$267,548$244,399$189,110
University of Chicago IL$207,003$243,256$30,750
Dartmouth College NH$211,114$239,178$41,000
Yale University CT$198,968$234,034$100,250
New York University NY$221,814$232,460$105,777
Cornell University NY$196,713$226,632$143,214
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$198,087$224,229$87,373
University of California-Los Angeles CA—$223,358—
Duke University NC$180,247$222,160$118,030
Carnegie Mellon University PA—$208,503—
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$168,634$206,293$59,338
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$186,447$203,447—
Rice University TX—$201,796—
The University of Texas at Austin TX$171,077$197,707$116,002
Emory University GA$163,542$196,191—
Santa Clara University CA$166,185$195,995$92,990
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$171,110$194,296$56,000
University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA$171,110$194,296$56,000
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA$171,110$194,296$56,000
Vanderbilt University TN$167,246$190,365$67,950
Southern Methodist University TX$100,986$188,716$56,794
Georgetown University DC$149,609$188,160$96,466
University of Southern California CA$142,394$181,250$84,430
Babson College MA$127,455$178,909$50,841
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA$168,099$178,484$84,506
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA$138,584$165,473$35,690
University of San Diego CA$110,881$163,311$46,407
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$135,945$162,817$72,655
Saint Mary's College of California CA$114,008$161,500$50,364
University of Maryland-College Park MD$139,473$160,946$68,913
Villanova University PA$149,104$160,428$41,000
Brigham Young University UT$127,622$158,399$41,000
University of Arkansas AR$115,934$157,358$41,000
California College of the Arts CA$142,998$157,122—
Bentley University MA$109,265$156,061$37,922
Hofstra University NY$143,931$155,876—
Rutgers University-Camden NJ$130,265$155,535$46,750
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$130,265$155,535$46,750
Rutgers University-Newark NJ$130,265$155,535$46,750
University of California-Davis CA—$155,416—
Temple University PA$135,765$155,271$44,625
Auburn University AL$133,552$154,831$41,000
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$102,889$154,688$41,000
Worcester Polytechnic Institute MA$139,846$154,407—
University of Georgia GA$125,319$154,042$62,060
Washington University in St Louis MO$141,228$153,933$55,030
Lehigh University PA$129,715$153,638—
Boston College MA$134,070$152,252$71,749
Johns Hopkins University MD$123,952$152,108$43,911
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$147,218$151,907$31,588
Texas Christian University TX$125,010$151,190$41,000
California Lutheran University CA$100,386$150,979$41,000
University of Connecticut CT$110,188$150,756$51,311
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$110,188$150,756$51,311
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$110,188$150,756$51,311
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$110,188$150,756$51,311
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$110,188$150,756$51,311
James Madison University VA$129,455$150,316$41,000
University of St Thomas MN$131,775$149,456$61,143
University of California-San Diego CA—$149,271—
University of California-Irvine CA$141,407$148,411$61,500
West Chester University of Pennsylvania PA$102,606$147,635$21,250
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$116,913$147,453$41,000
Boston University MA$118,075$147,178$34,167
George Washington University DC$131,838$146,816$63,928
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh WI$114,320$146,587—
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$120,179$145,191$37,623
DePaul University IL$116,074$144,859$50,761
University of Utah UT$119,499$144,680$41,000
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY$124,832$144,308$42,172
Washington State University WA$133,898$144,028$50,630
Roseman University of Health Sciences NV$138,425$143,873—
University of San Francisco CA$111,229$143,796$68,192
University of Arizona AZ$114,760$143,150$51,250
Fordham University NY$116,530$143,127$61,500
Michigan State University MI$121,954$142,927$52,543
University of Michigan-Dearborn MI$111,438$142,710$34,115
Marist University NY$110,439$142,180$30,625
Miami University-Oxford OH$90,371$142,034$38,128
Pepperdine University CA$112,921$141,949$115,263
Saint Cloud State University MN$105,017$141,749$20,663
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$86,757$141,437$33,883
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$86,757$141,437$33,883
Marquette University WI$107,207$140,858$41,000
The University of Texas at Dallas TX$123,562$140,481$47,250
University of Iowa IA$128,927$139,677$49,156
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$118,526$139,427$50,915
University of Houston TX$109,810$138,841$41,000
Syracuse University NY$124,136$138,634$78,470
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE$126,257$138,487$30,750
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC$123,739$138,445$41,000
University of Rochester NY$116,000$138,177$67,955
Drake University IA$90,956$137,890$34,035
University of Colorado Boulder CO$99,875$137,635$52,317
University of Florida FL$105,942$137,404$35,062
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$107,789$136,709$41,000
Kettering University MI$119,450$136,553$32,612
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire WI$144,701$136,439$30,000
University of Delaware DE$120,257$135,799$27,838
Howard University DC$126,100$135,741$97,694
Wake Forest University NC$109,005$135,677$63,457
Golden Gate University CA$128,142$135,150$51,250
George Mason University VA$122,008$134,691$41,000
Belmont University TN$133,994——
Kennesaw State University GA$113,115$133,753$35,750
Loyola University Maryland MD$112,983$133,245$41,000
Seattle University WA$104,089$132,795$47,833
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$95,782$132,747$50,549
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$131,101$132,036—
University of Richmond VA$123,148$131,832$35,500
Tufts University MA$131,825—$51,250
San Francisco State University CA$100,581$131,094$41,300
Baylor University TX$118,299$130,178$56,250
Bryant University RI$107,321$129,664$20,500
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$113,452$129,423$46,603
Marymount University VA$96,983$129,400$51,941
Loyola University Chicago IL$111,348$129,044$45,370
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA$85,832$128,133$32,400
University of Miami FL$97,309$128,052$142,747
Mississippi State University MS$71,214$128,049$28,598
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$105,984$127,702—
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College PA$122,042$127,665$44,875
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley PA$122,042$127,665$44,875
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$122,042$127,665$44,875
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$122,042$127,665$44,875
American University DC$105,389$127,269$88,832
University of Wisconsin-River Falls WI$93,391$127,239$20,558
Sonoma State University CA$99,923$127,133$41,000
California State University-Los Angeles CA$85,370$126,611$36,858
University of Hartford CT$109,768$126,408$33,137
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH$95,886$126,287$39,000
Lawrence Technological University MI$113,152$126,179$41,000
University of North Dakota ND$96,495$126,170$21,859
Suffolk University MA$94,568$125,542$61,500
William & Mary VA$112,878$125,353$57,787
California State University-Fullerton CA$106,759$125,086$37,425
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN$97,637$125,059—
Butler University IN$128,826$125,011$43,594
West Texas A & M University TX$104,152$124,819$28,434
Tulane University of Louisiana LA$148,009$124,014—
Portland State University OR$96,412$123,281$41,000
Iowa State University IA$87,465$123,109$40,569
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC$91,826$122,997$30,750
Oakland University MI$98,662$122,437$37,384
University of Wyoming WY$106,485$122,366$23,261
California State University-East Bay CA$105,872$121,899$36,256
Creighton University NE$102,308$121,864$46,552
Stevens Institute of Technology NJ$129,197$121,825$45,819
Chapman University CA$90,106$121,592$96,504
Fresno Pacific University CA—$121,423—
University of Denver CO$67,517$120,934$40,128
California State University-Channel Islands CA$88,718$120,833$27,098
Drexel University PA$87,207$120,812$43,261
La Salle University PA$98,980$120,754$38,517
San Diego State University CA$82,231$120,682$37,881
Queens University of Charlotte NC$114,028$120,405$51,250
California State University-Long Beach CA$93,668$120,394$41,000
Wingate University NC$78,281$120,390—
California State University-Bakersfield CA$89,700$120,351$37,021
Notre Dame de Namur University CA—$120,305—
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus NJ$85,105$120,131$21,927
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus NJ$85,105$120,131$21,927
Providence College RI$82,365$120,118$17,254
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA$91,691$120,107$44,414
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$100,287$119,976$40,950
Northern Illinois University IL$101,869$119,872$36,973
New Jersey Institute of Technology NJ$115,295$119,814$51,250
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA$99,899$119,730$24,014
Weber State University UT$100,481$119,424$31,300
Samford University AL$57,475$119,341$45,864
Westminster University UT$90,116$119,269$41,000
Illinois Institute of Technology IL—$119,075—
Wichita State University KS$83,475$118,940$33,455
Binghamton University NY$79,100$118,876$20,500
University of Illinois Chicago IL$109,407$118,750$47,704
York College of Pennsylvania PA$91,530$118,510—
University of Nevada-Reno NV$100,027$118,430$27,685
University of North Carolina Wilmington NC$98,994$118,289$28,937
Xavier University OH$117,928$118,223$40,305
University of Scranton PA$112,326$118,200$41,000
Case Western Reserve University OH$92,482$117,931$74,500
Otterbein University OH$67,617$117,614—
Montclair State University NJ$85,823$117,544$36,584
Dominican University of California CA—$117,464$30,954
Virginia Commonwealth University VA$104,617$116,932$41,000
Pace University NY$81,759$116,454—
Wayne State University MI$104,170$116,326$41,000
California State University-Sacramento CA$87,417$116,033$30,750
Georgia Southern University GA$88,451$116,006$35,341
Ferris State University MI$97,003$115,819—
DeSales University PA$99,020$115,797$27,972
George Fox University OR$108,182$115,514$29,945
The University of Texas at Arlington TX$90,870$115,427$34,112
California State University-Monterey Bay CA$99,185$115,179$36,973
California State University-Northridge CA$94,472$115,123$30,500
Walsh College MI$90,840$114,835$46,935
University of Nebraska at Omaha NE$101,525$114,582$23,387
Bridgewater State University MA$63,875$114,541—
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV$87,354$114,535$55,563
University at Buffalo NY$89,738$114,480$38,171
Clemson University SC$94,258$114,399$42,233
Empire State University NY$86,659$114,116$36,805
University of Memphis TN$82,460$113,843$35,527
University at Albany NY$91,655$113,822$35,400
Harvard University MA$111,071$113,503$34,302
Champlain College VT$95,749$113,253$41,000
Milwaukee School of Engineering WI$86,785$113,253—
Concordia University-Saint Paul MN$83,358$113,086$34,166
University of Mary Washington VA$127,862$113,022$33,000
Norwich University VT$91,519$112,948$44,742
University of Wisconsin-Platteville WI$96,095$112,770$23,522
University of South Florida FL$95,668$112,594$30,541
Fairfield University CT$81,125$112,565$27,874
The University of Alabama AL$87,904$112,515$27,500
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA—$112,398$31,896
University of Kansas KS$106,776$112,311$32,267
Moravian University PA$80,428$112,174$34,170
Utah State University UT$92,013$112,070$39,000
Bradley University IL$91,074$111,907—
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK$96,912$111,874$25,000
University of Dallas TX$94,322$111,746$55,980
Thomas Edison State University NJ$83,432$111,672$32,886
California State University-Fresno CA$78,850$111,334$33,042
University of Baltimore MD$99,254$111,257—
Illinois State University IL$79,321$110,971—
Texas Tech University TX$85,117$110,865$34,135
Saint Louis University MO$97,928$110,691$41,000
Missouri University of Science and Technology MO$106,231$110,635—
Cal Poly Maritime Academy CA—$110,631—
University of Michigan-Flint MI$99,645$110,493$47,413
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach FL$92,637$110,336$37,750
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide FL$92,637$110,336$37,750
Edgewood University WI$79,029$110,256—
Harding University AR$67,184$110,206$20,500
Centenary University NJ$87,814$110,053$30,750
Lamar University TX$76,579$109,579$27,066
Stony Brook University NY$76,828$109,573$25,030
Mount Saint Mary's University CA$90,012$109,544$41,000
Duquesne University PA$80,132$109,445$45,742
Quinnipiac University CT$82,090$109,384$20,500
University of South Dakota SD$78,406$109,366$26,927
Monmouth University NJ$73,754$109,288$29,949
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX$62,651$109,260$27,244
California State University-Chico CA$91,421$109,161$35,500
California State University-San Bernardino CA$85,090$109,028$41,000
Texas State University TX$81,989$109,005$30,750
Elizabethtown College PA$105,550$108,773$29,037
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI$91,925$108,588$44,478
Iona University NY$80,197$108,519$35,078
University of Akron Main Campus OH$93,878$108,489$24,500
University of Rhode Island RI$91,337$108,248$20,500
Old Dominion University VA$96,633$108,161$41,000
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$85,366$108,148—
Augsburg University MN$95,695$108,125$34,167
Capital University OH$92,997$108,101—
CUNY Graduate School and University Center NY$83,815$108,087$20,000
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL$86,986$108,063$41,000
University of Maryland Global Campus MD$85,371$107,843$35,781
Citadel Military College of South Carolina SC—$107,824—
Florida Institute of Technology FL$93,435$107,776$37,585
Northwest University WA$69,870$107,751—
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education WA$69,870$107,751—
City University of Seattle WA$85,432$107,564$41,000
Boise State University ID$108,771$107,178$40,642
The University of Tampa FL$84,024$107,130$39,920
Lebanon Valley College PA$81,276$107,076—
University of Maine ME$93,621$106,958—
Rider University NJ$73,679$106,939$37,263
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville IL$89,017$106,907$23,852
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga TN$82,333$106,796$28,904
Texas A&M University-Victoria TX$76,490$106,719$30,039
Baldwin Wallace University OH$89,009$106,526$41,000
University of Oregon OR$83,737$106,412$82,876
University of Arkansas at Little Rock AR$88,500$106,341—
University of North Texas TX$87,816$106,253$27,010
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH$82,274$106,176$30,750
Frostburg State University MD$85,856$106,032$27,431
Central Connecticut State University CT—$105,899—
California State University-San Marcos CA$98,028$105,743$35,500
Western New England University MA$89,492$105,702—
East Texas A&M University TX$86,651$105,692$30,622
Hampton University VA$83,639$105,659—
Southeastern Oklahoma State University OK$79,920$105,483$24,399
Elon University NC$95,409$105,377—
University of Tulsa OK$92,588$105,347$30,788
Rollins College FL$75,937$105,299$54,083
Manhattan University NY$81,652$105,243—
Midland University NE$78,161$105,184—
St Catherine University MN$95,679$105,176$32,625
Abilene Christian University TX$75,183$105,173$33,761
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota MN$92,405$105,165$30,750
New England College NH$110,752$105,129—
Rowan University NJ$80,027$105,113$33,493
Curry College MA$75,642$104,951—
Oregon State University OR$108,582$104,745$41,000
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$108,582$104,745$41,000
University of the Southwest NM—$104,595—

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