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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
Arizona Western College · AZ · Public · Associate's Degree$39,711Centura College-Chesapeake · VA · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$38,545 debt$39,664Lenoir Community College · NC · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,624Laredo College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$39,411University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus · NM · Public · Associate's Degree$11,338 debt$39,385University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus · NM · Public · Associate's Degree$11,338 debt$39,385University of New Mexico-Taos Campus · NM · Public · Associate's Degree$11,338 debt$39,385University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus · NM · Public · Associate's Degree$11,338 debt$39,385University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College · AR · Public · Associate's Degree$24,367 debt$39,359Virginia Union University · VA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$29,000 debt$39,251Cochise County Community College District · AZ · Public · Associate's Degree$38,895Mitchell Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$38,854Centura College-Newport News · VA · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$23,000 debt$38,597West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown · WV · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$38,581Blue Ridge Community and Technical College · WV · Public · Associate's Degree$17,904 debt$38,365University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez · PR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$8,250 debt$38,351Remington College-Memphis Campus · TN · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$21,750 debt$38,257Remington College-Nashville Campus · TN · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$21,750 debt$38,257Remington College-Shreveport Campus · LA · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$21,750 debt$38,257Augusta Technical College · GA · Public · Associate's Degree$37,979Central Lakes College-Brainerd · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$37,753Kellogg Community College · MI · Public · Associate's Degree$17,012 debt$37,641Danville Community College · VA · Public · Associate's Degree$37,324Stanly Community College · NC · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,294Fortis College-Centerville · OH · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$26,582 debt$37,193Central Georgia Technical College · GA · Public · Associate's Degree$37,152Ashland Community and Technical College · KY · Public · Associate's Degree$20,584 debt$37,015Evangel University-James River Assembly of God Church · MO · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$12,000 debt$36,960Fort Hays Tech North Central · KS · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$36,930Rockingham Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$36,901University of Puerto Rico · PR · Public · Bachelor's Degree$36,887Sampson Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$36,601YTI Career Institute-York · PA · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$36,334Texas State Technical College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$14,460 debt$36,188Midlands Technical College · SC · Public · Associate's Degree$22,500 debt$36,033Cleveland Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$35,878Harcum College · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$20,781 debt$35,834Mid-Plains Community College · NE · Public · Associate's Degree$35,759Stautzenberger College-Brecksville · OH · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$16,563 debt$35,737Stautzenberger College-Maumee · OH · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$16,563 debt$35,737Where 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.