Business Administration, Management and Operations at University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ · Bachelor's Degree · about 218 graduates a year

$50,924
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$77,951
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#181 of 1176
Rank by pay
#138 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,830
Median federal debt

University of Arizona graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 14% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 31% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Arizona 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
…
178Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL$78,040$76,674#196$55,633
179Woodbury University Burbank, CA$77,992$70,968#366$51,668
180Linfield University Mcminnville, OR$77,983$78,442#165$43,512
181University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$77,951$80,096#138$50,924
182Saint Ambrose University Davenport, IA$77,850$81,889#118$60,163
183Rhodes College Memphis, TN$77,838$85,030#86$58,550
184Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA$77,822$79,146#149$58,781

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at University of Arizona

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$115,462$143,150$41,000

Other Majors at University of Arizona by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Mining and Mineral Engineering$120,031$86,924#1 of 7
Computer Science$117,451$86,040#86 of 349
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$105,839$82,864#55 of 258
Management Information Systems and Services$104,513$67,550#17 of 166
Chemical Engineering$101,815$73,479#41 of 158
Engineering-Related Fields$101,557$75,109#7 of 33
Finance and Financial Management Services$100,938$66,427#49 of 452
Systems Engineering$100,468$76,660#8 of 11
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$99,722$64,211#3 of 67
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,625—#56 of 118
Accounting and Related Services$93,729$60,659#82 of 796
Civil Engineering$91,602$69,655#46 of 233
Mechanical Engineering$90,384$75,211#177 of 318
Business/Managerial Economics$90,045$56,114#19 of 84
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$88,892$78,168#405 of 966
Physics$88,207—#28 of 107
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$86,529$57,456#57 of 59
Marketing$84,111$55,066#53 of 516
Economics$83,267$47,908#152 of 368
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$80,732—#5 of 9
Computer and Information Sciences$77,987$49,392#318 of 459
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$76,360$40,037#3 of 17
Human Resources Management and Services$76,013$53,971#45 of 187
Architecture$74,972$55,109#13 of 78
Communication and Media Studies$72,758$42,993#34 of 660
Industrial Engineering—$72,440—
Public Health$66,937$40,005#35 of 215
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$66,862$35,607#52 of 110
Agricultural Business and Management$66,833$48,800#30 of 77
Chemistry$66,532$43,013#103 of 209

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $50,924 one year after graduating and $77,951 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, University of Arizona ranks #181 by median pay four years after graduation, and #138 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 14% more than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,830.

← All data for University of Arizona · 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.