Business Administration, Management and Operations

258,714 students earn a business administration, management and operations credential each year across 2,398 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out
$45,703
Typical earnings, 5 years out
$62,691

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 1,532 colleges by graduate earnings

1Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, New York$113,7771 year out2Bismarck State CollegeBismarck, North Dakota$100,6681 year out3Maine Maritime AcademyCastine, Maine$98,7431 year out4Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania$95,8911 year out5University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan$93,6741 year out6University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$91,4431 year out7University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$90,0081 year out8Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia$85,6821 year out9University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina$85,6181 year out10City University of SeattleSeattle, Washington$79,5921 year out11Golden Gate UniversitySan Francisco, California$77,7521 year out12Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$77,4791 year out13Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia$76,6271 year out14William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia$75,0381 year out15Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia$73,5571 year out16Ranken Technical CollegeSaint Louis, Missouri$73,2001 year out17Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas$71,9841 year out18California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California$71,8761 year out19Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts$71,6751 year out20University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$71,6681 year out21Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$71,5451 year out22Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan$71,2531 year out23Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah$71,1631 year out24Stevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New Jersey$70,6941 year out25Excelsior UniversityAlbany, New York$70,1911 year out26Babson CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts$69,9701 year out27Colorado State University GlobalDenver, Colorado$69,8631 year out28Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California$69,7511 year out29Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania$69,2891 year out30Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, New Jersey$69,1471 year out31Capella UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota$68,7011 year out32University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois$68,4421 year out33University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, Virginia$68,1511 year out34Bentley UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts$67,9031 year out35Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio$67,8231 year out36University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin$67,6991 year out37Asbury UniversityWilmore, Kentucky$67,1171 year out38Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideDaytona Beach, Florida$66,9991 year out39Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, Florida$66,9991 year out40Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottPrescott, Arizona$66,9991 year out41Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake City, Utah$66,4321 year out42The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas$66,2891 year out43University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota$65,9961 year out44Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah$65,9661 year out45James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia$65,9311 year out46Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, New York$65,8871 year out47University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland$65,8421 year out48University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois$65,7811 year out49Dominican University of CaliforniaSan Rafael, California$65,6111 year out50LeTourneau UniversityLongview, Texas$65,1441 year out51Bryant UniversitySmithfield, Rhode Island$65,0451 year out52Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York$65,0091 year out53California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California$64,9871 year out54Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, South Carolina$64,9201 year out55Great Basin CollegeElko, Nevada$64,8071 year out56Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania$64,6641 year out57Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Massachusetts$64,5911 year out58Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois$64,5131 year out59Cambridge CollegeBoston, Massachusetts$64,5021 year out60Los Angeles Pacific UniversityGlendora, California$64,3981 year out61Howard UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$64,2311 year out62University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts$64,1381 year out63University of DaytonDayton, Ohio$63,8971 year out64Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, Florida$63,7081 year out65University of CharlestonCharleston, West Virginia$63,6231 year out66Thomas More UniversityCrestview Hills, Kentucky$63,4581 year out67Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas$63,4381 year out68George Fox UniversityNewberg, Oregon$63,3311 year out69Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin$63,2851 year out70Lynn UniversityBoca Raton, Florida$63,1321 year out71Charter Oak State CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut$62,7421 year out72University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania$62,6751 year out73University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland$62,6341 year out74Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan$62,3591 year out75Grace College and Theological SeminaryWinona Lake, Indiana$62,2511 year out76William Penn UniversityOskaloosa, Iowa$62,1621 year out77Post UniversityWaterbury, Connecticut$61,7041 year out78American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia$61,6871 year out79Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$61,4781 year out80The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona$61,4661 year out81Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio$61,4231 year out82University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma$61,3731 year out83Yeshiva UniversityNew York, New York$61,3121 year out84Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania$61,3071 year out85National UniversitySan Diego, California$61,2991 year out86University of Massachusetts GlobalAliso Viejo, California$61,2681 year out87Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona$61,1171 year out88Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona$61,1171 year out89Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana$61,0891 year out90Bellevue UniversityBellevue, Nebraska$60,9311 year out91Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio$60,8071 year out92University of RedlandsRedlands, California$60,7551 year out93Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia$60,6781 year out94Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas$60,6591 year out95Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, Maryland$60,6561 year out96Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana$60,5261 year out97University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio$60,3601 year out98Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, Wisconsin$60,1871 year out99Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport, Iowa$60,1631 year out100Averett UniversityDanville, Virginia$60,1501 year out

Associate programs — top 100 of 1,148 colleges by graduate earnings

1Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideDaytona Beach, Florida$74,4021 year out2Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, Florida$74,4021 year out3William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois$59,9821 year out4Park UniversityParkville, Missouri$56,3591 year out5Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona$56,0571 year out6Excelsior UniversityAlbany, New York$55,6021 year out7Post UniversityWaterbury, Connecticut$52,4631 year out8Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana$51,5101 year out9Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida$50,3741 year out10Cleveland State Community CollegeCleveland, Tennessee$50,3011 year out11Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, Alabama$49,8201 year out12Arapahoe Community CollegeLittleton, Colorado$49,5311 year out13Mendocino CollegeUkiah, California$49,1451 year out14St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida$47,6691 year out15Ohio Christian UniversityCircleville, Ohio$47,6111 year out16American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia$47,5181 year out17North Hennepin Community CollegeBrooklyn Park, Minnesota$47,3611 year out18Mid-State Technical CollegeWisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin$47,2681 year out19Charter CollegeAnchorage, Alaska$46,9891 year out20Moraine Park Technical CollegeFond du Lac, Wisconsin$46,7191 year out21College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois$46,4971 year out22Northern Essex Community CollegeHaverhill, Massachusetts$46,4391 year out23Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut$46,3931 year out24Peirce CollegePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$46,2421 year out25Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire$46,0511 year out26Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, Iowa$46,0391 year out27Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, New Jersey$45,9731 year out28Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo, Florida$45,8201 year out29Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio$45,7581 year out30Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati, Ohio$45,3891 year out31Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount, Minnesota$45,1431 year out32San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California$44,9991 year out33University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue Ash, Ohio$44,9441 year out34University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeBatavia, Ohio$44,9441 year out35University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio$44,9441 year out36West Georgia Technical CollegeWaco, Georgia$44,6331 year out37Reading Area Community CollegeReading, Pennsylvania$44,5441 year out38Roosevelt UniversityChicago, Illinois$44,5101 year out39Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville, South Carolina$44,3621 year out40Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon$44,1721 year out41Waukesha County Technical CollegePewaukee, Wisconsin$44,0161 year out42Metropolitan Community College AreaOmaha, Nebraska$43,9561 year out43Rasmussen University-FloridaOcala, Florida$43,7361 year out44Rasmussen University-MinnesotaSt. Cloud, Minnesota$43,7361 year out45Rasmussen University-IllinoisRockford, Illinois$43,7361 year out46Rasmussen University-North DakotaFargo, North Dakota$43,7361 year out47Rasmussen University-WisconsinGreen Bay, Wisconsin$43,7361 year out48Rasmussen University-KansasTopeka, Kansas$43,7361 year out49Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth, Texas$43,7001 year out50Gateway Community and Technical CollegeFlorence, Kentucky$43,6581 year out51Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochester, Minnesota$43,6421 year out52Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardner, Massachusetts$43,5031 year out53Macomb Community CollegeWarren, Michigan$43,4911 year out54Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin$43,4371 year out55University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona$43,2271 year out56Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional StudiesFort Wayne, Indiana$43,1041 year out57Indiana Institute of TechnologyFort Wayne, Indiana$43,1041 year out58York Technical CollegeRock Hill, South Carolina$43,0961 year out59Madison Area Technical CollegeMadison, Wisconsin$43,0851 year out60Lansing Community CollegeLansing, Michigan$43,0261 year out61Brookline College-PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona$42,7491 year out62Brookline College-TucsonTucson, Arizona$42,7491 year out63South Central CollegeNorth Mankato, Minnesota$42,5891 year out64Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeCharlottesville, Virginia$42,4741 year out65Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas$42,4401 year out66Northwest State Community CollegeArchbold, Ohio$42,3241 year out67Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin$42,1721 year out68Columbia Basin CollegePasco, Washington$42,1271 year out69Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeHampton, Virginia$42,0391 year out70Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester, Massachusetts$42,0281 year out71Marion Technical CollegeMarion, Ohio$41,8441 year out72Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Colorado$41,8411 year out73Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids, Michigan$41,7121 year out74Northwood Technical CollegeRice Lake, Wisconsin$41,5641 year out75Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida$41,5071 year out76Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, North Carolina$41,4251 year out77Lake Superior CollegeDuluth, Minnesota$41,3011 year out78Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, North Carolina$41,2781 year out79Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida$41,2361 year out80Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan$41,1521 year out81Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas$41,1261 year out82Roxbury Community CollegeRoxbury Crossing, Massachusetts$41,0321 year out83York County Community CollegeWells, Maine$40,9801 year out84Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeGranite Falls, Minnesota$40,8981 year out85San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California$40,6421 year out86Germanna Community CollegeLocust Grove, Virginia$40,6121 year out87Baker CollegeOwosso, Michigan$40,5851 year out88Western Technical CollegeLa Crosse, Wisconsin$40,5481 year out89Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin, Tennessee$40,5131 year out90Southwest Wisconsin Technical CollegeFennimore, Wisconsin$40,4151 year out91Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin$40,0911 year out92Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, Colorado$40,0161 year out93Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois$39,8871 year out94Santa Fe Community CollegeSanta Fe, New Mexico$39,8341 year out95Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDover, Delaware$39,7841 year out96Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, North Carolina$39,7601 year out97Lakeshore Technical CollegeCleveland, Wisconsin$39,6841 year out98College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada$39,6361 year out99Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau Claire, Wisconsin$39,3441 year out100Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin$39,3371 year out

Certificate programs — top 100 of 774 colleges by graduate earnings

1University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia$77,6101 year out2Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana$71,9771 year out3Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio$66,2781 year out4Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin$60,4051 year out5Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma$58,0871 year out6University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado$56,9791 year out7Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota$56,7981 year out8Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California$56,7381 year out9University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota$55,9951 year out10American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia$54,4801 year out11Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan$54,0601 year out12Columbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, Alabama$49,7531 year out13University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona$48,5281 year out14Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville, Arkansas$47,7081 year out15Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia$47,5271 year out16Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas$46,8741 year out17Marion Technical CollegeMarion, Ohio$46,3341 year out18Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona$45,3561 year out19Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona$45,3561 year out20Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida$44,9021 year out21Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlva, Oklahoma$43,5901 year out22Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeHampton, Virginia$43,0471 year out23Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia$42,5211 year out24GateWay Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona$42,2641 year out25Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, Colorado$41,5961 year out26Owensboro Community and Technical CollegeOwensboro, Kentucky$41,2511 year out27Western Technical CollegeLa Crosse, Wisconsin$41,1181 year out28Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegeElizabethtown, Kentucky$40,9561 year out29Blue Ridge Community CollegeWeyers Cave, Virginia$40,7501 year out30South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton, North Carolina$40,6861 year out31Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana$40,6591 year out32Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin$40,4261 year out33Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho$40,2831 year out34Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, North Carolina$40,2151 year out35Gateway Community and Technical CollegeFlorence, Kentucky$39,3061 year out36Cleveland State Community CollegeCleveland, Tennessee$38,8641 year out37Community College of AuroraAurora, Colorado$38,4961 year out38Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeLouisville, Kentucky$38,4711 year out39Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana$38,2911 year out40Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth, Texas$38,1681 year out41Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas$37,6861 year out42Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida$37,0061 year out43Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, Florida$36,8431 year out44Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, North Carolina$35,8451 year out45Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida$35,7791 year out46Ashland Community and Technical CollegeAshland, Kentucky$35,5881 year out47Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina$35,5741 year out48Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, North Carolina$35,4851 year out49Somerset Community CollegeSomerset, Kentucky$35,1891 year out50Amarillo CollegeAmarillo, Texas$34,4891 year out51University of IowaIowa City, Iowa$34,0121 year out52Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, North Carolina$33,2631 year out53Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, North Carolina$33,1971 year out54Maysville Community and Technical CollegeMaysville, Kentucky$33,1071 year out55Northeast Texas Community CollegeMount Pleasant, Texas$32,9491 year out56Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida$32,3381 year out57Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, North Carolina$32,2301 year out58Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeBowling Green, Kentucky$31,5591 year out59Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, North Carolina$30,8991 year out60Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, North Carolina$29,1261 year out61Northeast Iowa Community CollegeCalmar, Iowa$29,0181 year out62West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePaducah, Kentucky$28,6531 year out63Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career CollegeRockford, Illinois$28,5011 year out64Stautzenberger College-MaumeeMaumee, Ohio$28,5011 year out65Stautzenberger College-BrecksvilleBrecksville, Ohio$28,5011 year out66Jackson CollegeJackson, Michigan$27,9111 year out67Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, North Carolina$27,0011 year out68Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, North Carolina$26,9761 year out69Madisonville Community CollegeMadisonville, Kentucky$25,4821 year out70Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, North Carolina$24,8481 year out71Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, North Carolina$23,5951 year out72Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, North Carolina$17,6721 year out73Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio$13,1811 year out74Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida—1 year out75Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana—1 year out76Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida—1 year out77Lee CollegeBaytown, Texas—1 year out78Spelman CollegeAtlanta, Georgia—1 year out79College of Central FloridaOcala, Florida—1 year out80Central Community CollegeGrand Island, Nebraska—1 year out81Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California—1 year out82Ensign CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah—1 year out83Georgia Northwestern Technical CollegeRome, Georgia—1 year out84Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley, California—1 year out85Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau Claire, Wisconsin—1 year out86Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner Robins, Georgia—1 year out87Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMarietta, Georgia—1 year out88Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGriffin, Georgia—1 year out89Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida—1 year out90Albany Technical CollegeAlbany, Georgia—1 year out91Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle, North Carolina—1 year out92Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California—1 year out93Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnold, Maryland—1 year out94Rowan College at Burlington CountyMount Laurel, New Jersey—1 year out95Gaston CollegeDallas, North Carolina—1 year out96Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico—1 year out97Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood, Colorado—1 year out98Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan—1 year out99University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland—1 year out100John C Calhoun State Community CollegeTanner, Alabama—1 year out

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).