Business Administration, Management and Operations at Chapman University

Orange, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 444 graduates a year

$55,657
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$84,378
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#84 of 1176
Rank by pay
#195 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,625
Median federal debt

Chapman University graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 24% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 23% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Chapman 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
…
81Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA$84,973$86,418#79$51,673
82Fairfield University Fairfield, CT$84,962$76,493#200$50,558
83Weber State University Ogden, UT$84,885$80,451#135$65,966
84Chapman University Orange, CA$84,378$76,778#195$55,657
85North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$84,349$90,518#50$56,877
86Clark University Worcester, MA$84,234$74,177#257$43,449
87Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI$84,052$88,623#58$62,359

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at Chapman University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$91,418$121,592$79,168

Other Majors at Chapman University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$112,780$67,125#103 of 349
Accounting and Related Services$102,147$70,362#44 of 796
Business/Managerial Economics$84,978$54,064#24 of 84
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$80,139$40,141#11 of 178
Journalism$79,135$41,645#5 of 187
Design and Applied Arts$78,121$46,519#9 of 299
Business/Corporate Communications$76,412$39,901#2 of 25
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$75,108—#13 of 610
Communication and Media Studies$73,461$44,601#29 of 660
Public Health$72,529$25,007#21 of 215
Political Science and Government$68,856$35,124#141 of 565
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$66,494$35,795#3 of 144
Education$64,917$37,928#9 of 71
Biology$64,461$24,443#205 of 841
Psychology$63,617$28,661#52 of 1027
Sociology$62,047$39,278#62 of 462
English Language and Literature$58,055$40,861#81 of 576
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$51,611$24,644#11 of 255
Dance$50,612$21,275#9 of 58
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$44,183$23,939#81 of 137
Music$41,698$14,538#161 of 268
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—$36,546—

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $55,657 one year after graduating and $84,378 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Chapman University ranks #84 by median pay four years after graduation, and #195 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 24% more than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,625.

← All data for Chapman 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.