Business Administration, Management and Operations at Auburn University

Auburn, AL · Bachelor's Degree · about 562 graduates a year

$56,948
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$80,323
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#137 of 1176
Rank by pay
#49 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,750
Median federal debt

Auburn University graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 18% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 26% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Auburn University Compares for Business Administration, Management and Operations

All 1176 colleges reporting business administration, management and operations earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$160,783$163,518#1$95,891
2Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD$147,384$129,347#8—
3University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$144,654$152,521#2$93,674
4University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$144,599$131,576#6$90,008
5University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$136,806$139,133#5$91,443
6Emory University Atlanta, GA$136,731$141,544#4$85,682
7University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC$135,874$145,812#3$85,618
8Maine Maritime Academy Castine, ME$123,155$130,881#7$98,743
9Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA$123,144$108,441#16$71,675
10Bismarck State College Bismarck, ND$122,948$127,378#9$100,668
…
134Lipscomb University Nashville, TN$80,751$88,212#63$51,379
135California Baptist University Riverside, CA$80,632$73,370#286$64,987
136University of Scranton Scranton, PA$80,611$81,982#117$53,963
137Auburn University Auburn, AL$80,323$91,174#49$56,948
138Marymount University Arlington, VA$80,196$73,026#294$48,217
139Touro University Worldwide Los Alamitos, CA$80,061$72,850#300$57,621
140Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$80,023$72,868#299$60,678

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at Auburn University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$143,121$154,831$41,000

Other Majors at Auburn University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$110,927$80,067#76 of 189
Chemical Engineering$106,726$82,217#24 of 158
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$102,756$68,607#15 of 59
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,799$78,680#109 of 258
Industrial Engineering$99,441$71,063#34 of 94
Architectural Engineering$97,759$77,115#1 of 16
Mechanical Engineering$93,246$74,005#123 of 318
Computer and Information Sciences$91,087$72,440#185 of 459
Accounting and Related Services$86,222$60,381#160 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$84,352$55,875#150 of 452
Applied Mathematics$83,741$60,671#27 of 45
Biology$83,053$22,132#16 of 841
International Business$80,076—#34 of 115
Civil Engineering$79,778$68,291#197 of 233
Marketing$74,702$45,460#128 of 516
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$74,411$59,050#9 of 9
Health and Medical Administrative Services$74,392$45,291#51 of 275
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$73,228$67,120#915 of 966
Economics$72,617—#240 of 368
Architecture$72,420$53,146#19 of 78
Interior Architecture$69,657—#1 of 17
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$68,939—#26 of 225
Agricultural Business and Management$68,658$50,936#25 of 77
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$67,413$41,458#59 of 178
Public Administration$66,141—#23 of 47
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$64,841—
Forestry$64,704$51,421#7 of 31
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$64,370—#85 of 93
Hospitality Administration/Management$63,419$40,664#30 of 137
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$63,298$45,588#56 of 138

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Auburn University business administration, management and operations graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $56,948 one year after graduating and $80,323 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Auburn University rank for business administration, management and operations?

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Auburn University ranks #137 by median pay four years after graduation, and #49 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business administration, management and operations at Auburn University worth it?

Its graduates earn 18% more than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,750.

← All data for Auburn University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.