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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
Chandler-Gilbert Community College · AZ · Public · Associate's Degree$6,121 debt$62,999CUNY York College · NY · Public · Bachelor's Degree$12,925 debt$62,993Middlesex College · NJ · Public · Associate's Degree$8,585 debt$62,991Dean College · MA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,250 debt$62,986Vanguard University of Southern California · CA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,500 debt$62,957California Aeronautical University · CA · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$62,905Indiana University-East · IN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$20,789 debt$62,886University of South Carolina Aiken · SC · Public · Master's Degree$62,849King's College · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$62,843Belhaven University · MS · Private (nonprofit) · Master's Degree$62,780Missouri Western State University · MO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,497 debt$62,581Graceland University-Lamoni · IA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$25,791 debt$62,485Wilmington College · OH · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$30,284 debt$62,449University of Wisconsin-Green Bay · WI · Public · Bachelor's Degree$22,264 debt$62,276Kent State University at Ashtabula · OH · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$62,265Kent State University at Geauga · OH · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$62,265Kent State University at Salem · OH · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$62,265Kent State University at Trumbull · OH · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$62,265Kent State University at Tuscarawas · OH · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$62,265Nelson University · TX · Private (nonprofit) · Master's Degree$62,264Florida State College at Jacksonville · FL · Public · Associate's Degree$16,356 debt$62,248Stephen F Austin State University · TX · Public · Bachelor's Degree$22,130 debt$62,185Irvine Valley College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$62,090Hartwick College · NY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$23,250 debt$62,065Geneva College · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Master's Degree$62,048St Petersburg College · FL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$31,007 debt$62,040University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$16,125 debt$61,998University of Cincinnati-Clermont College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$16,125 debt$61,998Arapahoe Community College · CO · Public · Associate's Degree$22,144 debt$61,975Cairn University-Langhorne · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,887 debt$61,973University of South Carolina-Upstate · SC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$26,835 debt$61,967Morningside University · IA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$61,940College of Saint Mary · NE · Private (nonprofit) · Master's Degree$61,938Cerritos College · CA · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$8,021 debt$61,921Winona State University · MN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,000 debt$61,878Western Colorado University · CO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$24,000 debt$61,876Los Angeles Pierce College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$61,770Buena Vista University · IA · Private (nonprofit) · Master's Degree$61,710Wisconsin Lutheran College · WI · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$61,704Eckerd College · FL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$61,685Where 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.