Business Administration, Management and Operations at Murray State University

Murray, KY · Bachelor's Degree · about 22 graduates a year

$40,804
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$63,679
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#647 of 1176
Rank by pay
#321 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,061
Median federal debt

Murray State University graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 7% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 33% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Murray 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
…
644Bluefield University Bluefield, VA$63,715$58,018#913$46,234
645Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH$63,714$67,992#488$51,899
646St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn, NY$63,693$60,623#821$42,326
647Murray State University Murray, KY$63,679$72,104#321$40,804
648California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA$63,677$57,942#917$43,872
649California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA$63,662$57,928#918$43,905
650Manchester University North Manchester, IN$63,644$68,278#476$39,185

Other Majors at Murray State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians$87,573$58,970#1 of 14
Engineering Physics$86,713$58,025#6 of 10
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$84,705$66,418#10 of 19
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians—$79,974—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$72,462$68,608#926 of 966
Computer Science$67,173$36,938#338 of 349
Information Science/Studies$66,204$43,178#121 of 148
Accounting and Related Services$64,269$42,322#629 of 796
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians$58,862$53,085#9 of 9
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$58,265$38,054#122 of 178
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$57,764—#167 of 610
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields$57,686$45,096#4 of 5
Marketing$56,780$45,042#439 of 516
Finance and Financial Management Services$56,263$43,320#440 of 452
Public Health$51,848$38,753#155 of 215
Business/Commerce$51,818$37,285#247 of 271
Mathematics$51,771—#295 of 309
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$50,387—#197 of 215
Criminal Justice and Corrections$48,437$32,041#537 of 660
Biology$48,370$25,914#728 of 841
Chemistry—$48,334—
History$46,739$27,831#331 of 459
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$45,127$28,041#116 of 158
Research and Experimental Psychology$44,800$23,674#76 of 82
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$43,844$28,751#26 of 37
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$41,797$34,304#429 of 476
English Language and Literature$41,383$25,543#476 of 576
Social Work$41,165$31,692#409 of 420
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$40,839$33,536#8 of 11
Fine and Studio Arts$38,192$21,715#297 of 423

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $40,804 one year after graduating and $63,679 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Murray State University ranks #647 by median pay four years after graduation, and #321 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 7% less than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,061.

← All data for Murray 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.