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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
Northern Virginia Community College · VA · Public · Associate's Degree$10,319 debt$61,649West Valley College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$61,612Florida College · FL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$18,750 debt$61,597Farmingdale State College · NY · Public · Bachelor's Degree$17,250 debt$61,497Hastings College · NE · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$61,465University of Jamestown · ND · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$61,462Pennsylvania College of Technology · PA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$61,444Laney College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$61,340North Central University · MN · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$25,236 debt$61,287Bridgewater College · VA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$61,276Lincoln University · PA · Public · Master's Degree$61,250University of New England · ME · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,920 debt$61,240Pillar College · NJ · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,132 debt$61,165Chabot College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$61,098Mount Wachusett Community College · MA · Public · Associate's Degree$11,000 debt$61,089Allan Hancock College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$61,059Broward College · FL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$13,500 debt$61,029Minot State University · ND · Public · Bachelor's Degree$23,250 debt$60,988Muskingum University · OH · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,975 debt$60,901Guilford College · NC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$60,858Purdue University Fort Wayne · IN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$24,000 debt$60,816Earlham College · IN · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$60,745Corban University · OR · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$21,500 debt$60,719Catawba College · NC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$60,718Des Moines Area Community College · IA · Public · Associate's Degree$10,811 debt$60,716Lancaster Bible College · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$24,062 debt$60,674Carroll College · MT · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$19,500 debt$60,597Elmira College · NY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$60,556American InterContinental University-Atlanta · GA · Private (for-profit) · Master's Degree$60,434American InterContinental University-Houston · TX · Private (for-profit) · Master's Degree$60,434American InterContinental University System · AZ · Private (for-profit) · Master's Degree$60,434Ocean County College · NJ · Public · Associate's Degree$11,000 debt$60,411Houghton University · NY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$21,450 debt$60,393Dalton State College · GA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$18,810 debt$60,331Rochester Christian University · MI · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$31,250 debt$60,312Nevada State University · NV · Public · Bachelor's Degree$20,617 debt$60,273Olympic College · WA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$11,305 debt$60,256Orange Coast College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$60,193North Hennepin Community College · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$21,210 debt$60,146William Jewell College · MO · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$60,126Where 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.