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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
Lees-McRae College · NC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$18,500 debt$60,108The College of Idaho · ID · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$23,250 debt$60,094Wright State University-Lake Campus · OH · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,000 debt$60,039Normandale Community College · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$31,131 debt$60,034California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt · CA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$16,000 debt$60,005Santiago Canyon College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$59,862SUNY Brockport · NY · Public · Bachelor's Degree$19,500 debt$59,839Portland Community College · OR · Public · Associate's Degree$15,273 debt$59,792Union Adventist University · NE · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$59,681The University of Tennessee Southern · TN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$24,625 debt$59,648Black Hills State University · SD · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$59,626Webber International University · FL · Private (nonprofit) · Master's Degree$59,543Huntington University · IN · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$59,538Rocky Mountain College · MT · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,000 debt$59,499San Diego Christian College · CA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$59,489Cape Cod Community College · MA · Public · Associate's Degree$7,499 debt$59,462Lindsey Wilson University · KY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,551 debt$59,415Yakima Valley College · WA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$59,398Bunker Hill Community College · MA · Public · Associate's Degree$9,937 debt$59,381Holyoke Community College · MA · Public · Associate's Degree$9,200 debt$59,378SUNY Old Westbury · NY · Public · Bachelor's Degree$17,324 debt$59,309San Diego Mesa College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$8,000 debt$59,220Mount Marty University · SD · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$59,205Western Wyoming Community College · WY · Public · Associate's Degree$8,500 debt$59,183County College of Morris · NJ · Public · Associate's Degree$9,587 debt$59,132Middlesex Community College · MA · Public · Associate's Degree$7,551 debt$59,103Alcorn State University · MS · Public · Master's Degree$59,085SUNY Polytechnic Institute · NY · Public · Bachelor's Degree$19,500 debt$59,011Massachusetts Bay Community College · MA · Public · Associate's Degree$7,394 debt$58,870Northwest Indian College · WA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$58,804McHenry County College · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$58,796Oakland Community College · MI · Public · Associate's Degree$11,862 debt$58,757Flagler College · FL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,677 debt$58,703Waukesha County Technical College · WI · Public · Associate's Degree$18,019 debt$58,693York Technical College · SC · Public · Associate's Degree$12,250 debt$58,681Chaffey College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$6,459 debt$58,657Barton College · NC · Private (nonprofit) · Master's Degree$58,618Rockland Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$58,497Simpson University · CA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$20,708 debt$58,478Century College · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$58,476Where 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.