Business Administration, Management and Operations at Ball State University

Muncie, IN · Bachelor's Degree · about 33 graduates a year

$60,526
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$75,703
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#223 of 1176
Rank by pay
#122 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,500
Median federal debt

Ball State University graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 11% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 27% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Ball 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
…
220New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ$75,805$66,533#559$52,174
221American Public University System Charles Town, WV$75,722$89,583#54$61,687
222Alvernia University Reading, PA$75,705$76,993#190$52,742
223Ball State University Muncie, IN$75,703$81,215#122$60,526
224Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$75,702$76,967#191$53,528
225University of North Texas Denton, TX$75,657$76,921#192$53,194
226Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA$75,576$69,514#423$52,919

Other Majors at Ball State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Construction Management$90,239$69,076#43 of 57
Computer and Information Sciences$79,620$59,249#303 of 459
Management Information Systems and Services$78,566$53,597#94 of 166
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$78,401$65,184#10 of 27
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$77,774$67,350#75 of 126
Business/Managerial Economics$76,847$53,319#48 of 84
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$76,161$73,719#856 of 966
Human Resources Management and Services$75,822$47,451#49 of 187
Accounting and Related Services$75,559$56,101#340 of 796
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$73,664—#42 of 51
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$71,514$51,219#23 of 27
Finance and Financial Management Services$70,833$50,077#326 of 452
Business/Commerce$67,141$46,550#100 of 271
Landscape Architecture$65,382$59,972#13 of 19
Marketing$64,895$42,480#295 of 516
Architecture and Related Services$64,350—#3 of 6
Chemistry$63,764$42,677#134 of 209
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$61,677—#70 of 215
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$61,584$67,833#164 of 253
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$60,686$38,020#100 of 178
Insurance$59,612$48,615#21 of 21
Political Science and Government$58,953$39,755#342 of 565
Real Estate—$58,575—
Architecture—$57,603—
Legal Professions and Studies$57,249$39,220#7 of 13
Economics—$56,782—
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$56,078$37,638#31 of 48
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$55,768—#37 of 70
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$55,663—#16 of 17
Biology$55,097$34,248#529 of 841

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $60,526 one year after graduating and $75,703 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Ball State University ranks #223 by median pay four years after graduation, and #122 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 11% more than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,500.

← All data for Ball 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.