Business Administration, Management and Operations at Metropolitan State University of Denver

Denver, CO · Bachelor's Degree · about 134 graduates a year

$53,001
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$65,387
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#566 of 1176
Rank by pay
#794 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,975
Median federal debt

Metropolitan State University of Denver graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 4% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 34% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Metropolitan State University of Denver 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
…
563Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA$65,407$66,520#560$45,703
564Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL$65,403$64,258#669$43,753
565Goucher College Baltimore, MD$65,402$57,398#935$46,511
566Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO$65,387$61,150#794$53,001
567Kean University Union, NJ$65,332$57,341#940$45,782
568Loras College Dubuque, IA$65,266$68,652#470$41,810
569Xavier University Cincinnati, OH$65,263$69,645#419$48,770

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at Metropolitan State University of Denver

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$70,202——

Other Majors at Metropolitan State University of Denver by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$111,187$73,874#109 of 349
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$100,358$75,966#4 of 46
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$98,267$72,334#3 of 61
Management Information Systems and Services$91,399$59,451#49 of 166
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$86,259$77,333#500 of 966
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$86,131$54,677#2 of 14
Economics$80,907—#177 of 368
Finance and Financial Management Services$77,596$54,579#226 of 452
Chemistry$76,759$34,417#35 of 209
Accounting and Related Services$73,698$54,030#387 of 796
Air Transportation$72,846$43,922#43 of 52
Geography and Cartography$66,429$44,861#25 of 117
Mathematics$65,179$48,997#208 of 309
Marketing$64,069$52,216#318 of 516
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$63,175$44,236#46 of 265
Health and Medical Administrative Services$62,250$46,461#103 of 275
Design and Applied Arts$61,654$39,450#61 of 299
Political Science and Government$60,639$39,920#305 of 565
Nutrition Sciences$60,395$37,213#28 of 53
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$59,502$42,196#56 of 207
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$58,918$39,526#30 of 137
Biology$57,920$41,018#421 of 841
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$57,810$42,886#9 of 63
Hospitality Administration/Management$57,312$38,351#56 of 137
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$57,096$41,161#185 of 610
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$57,065$45,799#94 of 110
Criminal Justice and Corrections$56,564$44,497#278 of 660
Social Work$55,915$44,015#115 of 420
Human Services$54,896$41,938#16 of 94
Anthropology$53,125$21,930#45 of 188

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Metropolitan State University of Denver business administration, management and operations graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $53,001 one year after graduating and $65,387 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Metropolitan State University of Denver rank for business administration, management and operations?

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Metropolitan State University of Denver ranks #566 by median pay four years after graduation, and #794 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business administration, management and operations at Metropolitan State University of Denver worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% less than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,975.

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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.