Business Administration, Management and Operations at Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL · Bachelor's Degree · about 293 graduates a year

$49,325
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$77,320
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#189 of 1176
Rank by pay
#112 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$15,884
Median federal debt

Florida State University graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 13% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 21% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Florida State 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
…
186University of Kansas Lawrence, KS$77,725$80,691#133$55,633
187University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA$77,585$71,362#350$49,106
188California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA$77,567$70,581#384$51,549
189Florida State University Tallahassee, FL$77,320$82,297#112$49,325
190Columbia Basin College Pasco, WA$77,260$71,063#362$48,411
191Bethel University Saint Paul, MN$77,059$73,608#270$55,704
192Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN$77,037$73,587#272$59,044

Other Majors at Florida State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$114,802$78,941#56 of 189
Management Information Systems and Services$103,648$66,252#19 of 166
Industrial Engineering$96,504$76,426#51 of 94
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$94,887$62,578#41 of 126
Security Science and Technology$93,841$58,249#4 of 45
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,740$72,425#209 of 258
Computer and Information Sciences$93,727$61,376#162 of 459
Insurance$92,064$61,071#10 of 21
Accounting and Related Services$91,056$55,626#108 of 796
Chemical Engineering$90,815$70,797#125 of 158
Mechanical Engineering$89,622$62,021#200 of 318
Finance and Financial Management Services$87,089$56,516#124 of 452
Marketing$84,981$49,808#50 of 516
Civil Engineering$84,340$67,050#129 of 233
Real Estate$80,900$55,257#14 of 25
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,811$69,997#770 of 966
Statistics$77,605$47,347#36 of 50
Business/Commerce$74,716$47,342#45 of 271
Design and Applied Arts$73,888$49,144#12 of 299
Economics$73,527$47,304#236 of 368
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$69,875$31,074#35 of 110
Mathematics$68,131$49,919#179 of 309
Political Science and Government$68,059$34,745#154 of 565
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$67,180$13,371#28 of 215
Area Studies$67,110—#17 of 70
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology$66,943$39,967#6 of 16
Chemistry$66,724$40,629#102 of 209
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$66,157—#43 of 138
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$65,941$41,060#67 of 178
Apparel and Textiles$64,807$41,130#11 of 57

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $49,325 one year after graduating and $77,320 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Florida State University ranks #189 by median pay four years after graduation, and #112 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 13% more than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $15,884.

← All data for Florida State 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.