Business Administration, Management and Operations at California College of the Arts

San Francisco, CA · Master's Degree · about 10 graduates a year

$94,345
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$157,122
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$103,485
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#38 of 861
Rank by pay
#68 of 861
Rank, wage-adjusted
$81,257
Median federal debt

California College of the Arts graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 52% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 52% of one year’s pay at that point.

How California College of the Arts Compares for Business Administration, Management and Operations

All 861 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
1University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$272,321$276,953#1$210,400
2Stanford University Stanford, CA$261,816$238,235#6$193,776
3Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$251,708$239,574#3$182,930
4Northwestern University Evanston, IL$244,399$240,120#2$224,402
5University of Chicago Chicago, IL$243,256$238,997#4$194,606
6Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$239,178$220,307#8$188,502
7Yale University New Haven, CT$234,034$210,705#13$192,686
8New York University New York, NY$232,460$221,254#7$184,729
9Cornell University Ithaca, NY$226,632$215,707#11$179,274
10University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$224,229$204,181#16$189,494
…
35Brigham Young University Provo, UT$158,399$150,125#47$121,135
36Lake Forest Graduate School of Management Lake Forest, IL$157,852$155,089#39$113,944
37University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR$157,358$185,433#21$164,382
38California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA$157,122$142,971#68$94,345
39Bentley University Waltham, MA$156,061$137,428#80$117,787
40Hofstra University Hempstead, NY$155,876$148,362#53$106,517
41Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ$155,535$136,511#86$114,572

Other Majors at California College of the Arts by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Architectural Sciences and Technology—$76,381—
Fine and Studio Arts$57,717$24,495#12 of 60

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do California College of the Arts business administration, management and operations graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $94,345 one year after graduating and $157,122 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does California College of the Arts rank for business administration, management and operations?

Among 861 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, California College of the Arts ranks #38 by median pay four years after graduation, and #68 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business administration, management and operations at California College of the Arts worth it?

Its graduates earn 52% more than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($103,485), and the median federal debt at graduation is $81,257.

← All data for California College of the Arts · 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.