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Business Administration and Management, General
CIP 5202 · offered at 2,589 colleges · national median earnings $67,246 · median debt $24,628
CollegeMedian earnings
Laurel Ridge Community College · VA · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$69,420University of North Carolina at Pembroke · NC · Public · Master's Degree$69,372Roanoke College · VA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,429 debt$69,323Colorado Mesa University · CO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$21,000 debt$69,297Pacific Oaks College · CA · Private (nonprofit) · Master's Degree$69,244Northeastern Illinois University · IL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$20,250 debt$69,226Springfield College · MA · Private (nonprofit) · Master's Degree$69,170Springfield College-Regional Online and Continuing Education · MA · Private (nonprofit) · Master's Degree$69,170Spring Hill College · AL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$69,108William Woods University · MO · Private (nonprofit) · Master's Degree$69,045Alfred University · NY · Private (nonprofit) · Master's Degree$69,000Texas Lutheran University · TX · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$68,991Midway University · KY · Private (nonprofit) · Master's Degree$68,973Sierra College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$9,500 debt$68,877Alabama A & M University · AL · Public · Master's Degree$68,819University of Wisconsin-Stout · WI · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$68,697University of West Alabama · AL · Public · Master's Degree$68,664Georgia State University · GA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,375 debt$68,644Albany State University · GA · Public · Master's Degree$68,632Northwestern College · IA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$23,250 debt$68,565Luther College · IA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$68,510Colby-Sawyer College · NH · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$68,502Augustana University · SD · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$25,112 debt$68,463Salem College · NC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$68,431Florida National University-Main Campus · FL · Private (for-profit) · Master's Degree$68,396Owensboro Community and Technical College · KY · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$7,246 debt$68,388University of Mount Union · OH · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$68,305University of California-Merced · CA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$16,000 debt$68,277Eastern Kentucky University · KY · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,500 debt$68,249Bloomfield College of Montclair State University · NJ · Public · Bachelor's Degree$22,457 debt$68,235Central College · IA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$68,021Southwest Minnesota State University · MN · Public · Master's Degree$68,009National American University-Rapid City · SD · Private (for-profit) · Master's Degree$67,959Coastal Carolina University · SC · Public · Master's Degree$67,954Lesley University · MA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$20,500 debt$67,879Evergreen Valley College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$67,761Anne Arundel Community College · MD · Public · Associate's Degree$9,050 debt$67,675Evangel University · MO · Private (nonprofit) · Master's Degree$67,604Tuskegee University · AL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$29,563 debt$67,529University of Wisconsin-La Crosse · WI · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,053 debt$67,521Where this field leads
Occupations that the U.S. Department of Education maps to this field of study, with national pay from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A crosswalk of what graduates can do — not a placement rate for any one college.
OccupationMedian payU.S. jobs
General and Operations Managers$105,7703,503,020
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$69,5001,436,680
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$48,5201,121,800
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$83,0501,087,090
Project Management Specialists$102,3201,066,670
Human Resources Specialists$75,940912,430
Management Analysts$101,860898,280
Financial Managers$166,570841,710
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,450673,430
Computer and Information Systems Managers$175,140670,570
Sales Managers$148,270637,080
Managers, All Other$141,900622,190
Sources: U.S. Department of Education CIP–SOC crosswalk; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (national, latest release).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data. Colleges without reported earnings for this field are omitted.