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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
University of Wisconsin-Superior · WI · Public · Bachelor's Degree$24,158 debt$56,863Diablo Valley College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$8,250 debt$56,853University of South Carolina Beaufort · SC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$56,852Berkeley College-New York · NY · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$38,926 debt$56,827Lakeshore Technical College · WI · Public · Associate's Degree$13,042 debt$56,700Miami University-Hamilton · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$56,692Miami University-Middletown · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$56,692University of Maryland Eastern Shore · MD · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$56,691Lake Superior College · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$15,250 debt$56,674Palm Beach State College · FL · Public · Associate's Degree$56,659Arkansas Tech University · AR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$21,780 debt$56,643Northern State University · SD · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$56,571Columbia College Chicago · IL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$56,482University of North Carolina Asheville · NC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$17,492 debt$56,479University of Mount Saint Vincent · NY · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$24,750 debt$56,425Fort Valley State University · GA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$31,937 debt$56,411Oglala Lakota College · SD · Public · Bachelor's Degree$56,375New River Community College · VA · Public · Associate's Degree$56,367University of Hawaii-West Oahu · HI · Public · Bachelor's Degree$17,750 debt$56,227Cleveland State Community College · TN · Public · Associate's Degree$8,750 debt$56,182Southwest Baptist University · MO · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$56,182William Peace University · NC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$25,000 debt$56,173Brookline College-Phoenix · AZ · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$24,431 debt$56,167Brookline College-Tucson · AZ · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$24,431 debt$56,167Thiel College · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$56,140Milwaukee Area Technical College · WI · Public · Associate's Degree$18,977 debt$56,066J Sargeant Reynolds Community College · VA · Public · Associate's Degree$10,500 debt$55,960Amridge University · AL · Private (nonprofit) · Master's Degree$55,926Cincinnati State Technical and Community College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$16,689 debt$55,915Texas A & M International University · TX · Public · Master's Degree$55,894Delaware County Community College · PA · Public · Associate's Degree$10,684 debt$55,857Connecticut State Community College · CT · Public · Associate's Degree$55,854Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus · NJ · Public · Associate's Degree$11,460 debt$55,720Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus · NJ · Public · Associate's Degree$11,460 debt$55,720Missouri Valley College · MO · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$28,000 debt$55,699Lehigh Carbon Community College · PA · Public · Associate's Degree$8,830 debt$55,673Dallas College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$15,016 debt$55,669Lasell University · MA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$55,572Auburn University at Montgomery · AL · Public · Bachelor's Degree$31,000 debt$55,567Cuesta College · CA · Public · Associate's Degree$55,527Where 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.