Business Administration, Management and Operations at Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 282 graduates a year

$52,766
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$70,708
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#351 of 1176
Rank by pay
#289 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,000
Median federal debt

Kennesaw State University graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 4% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 35% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Kennesaw 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
…
348University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN$70,794$75,949#215$50,253
349Iona University New Rochelle, NY$70,790$67,377#511$40,156
350John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR$70,720$83,338#103$54,982
351Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA$70,708$73,197#289$52,766
352Saint Edward's University Austin, TX$70,706$71,887#331$46,569
353Salve Regina University Newport, RI$70,694$69,626#420$42,831
354Concordia University Texas Austin, TX$70,668$71,849#336$47,120

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at Kennesaw State University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$103,312$133,753$40,225
Doctoral Degree$117,169——

Other Majors at Kennesaw State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$103,054$77,455#107 of 189
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$96,935$74,181#156 of 258
Computer Science$96,481$68,763#193 of 349
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$95,958$60,691#29 of 99
Construction Management$93,910$71,422#27 of 57
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$91,329$71,064#12 of 46
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$89,729$64,728#6 of 34
Systems Engineering$89,696$62,015#9 of 11
Mechanical Engineering$88,860$67,158#219 of 318
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$87,935$80,560#426 of 966
Information Science/Studies$84,364$63,986#72 of 148
Computer and Information Sciences$83,249$60,736#244 of 459
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$83,083$64,339#28 of 61
Civil Engineering$83,012$65,259#148 of 233
Finance and Financial Management Services$81,002$54,428#187 of 452
Mathematics$79,833—#86 of 309
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$79,147$72,092#9 of 27
International Business$78,523$45,908#36 of 115
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$78,034$51,772#1 of 144
Accounting and Related Services$77,710$57,814#301 of 796
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$76,243—#22 of 27
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering—$72,645—
Marketing$72,089$47,158#157 of 516
Business/Managerial Economics$71,736$51,932#59 of 84
Architecture$70,752$56,477#21 of 78
Computer Programming$67,437$42,668#26 of 30
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$64,501$41,460#74 of 178
Political Science and Government$61,971$36,794#282 of 565
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering—$61,701—
Public Health$61,665$42,175#79 of 215

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $52,766 one year after graduating and $70,708 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Kennesaw State University ranks #351 by median pay four years after graduation, and #289 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 4% more than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,000.

← All data for Kennesaw 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.