Business Administration, Management and Operations at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, LA · Bachelor's Degree · about 225 graduates a year

$41,232
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$64,590
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#599 of 1176
Rank by pay
#247 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,500
Median federal debt

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 5% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 30% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 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
…
596University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE$64,684$66,853#540$48,861
597Marian University Fond Du Lac, WI$64,625$67,245#521—
598Coe College Cedar Rapids, IA$64,619$67,971#489$47,815
599Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA$64,590$74,768#247$41,232
600LaGrange College Lagrange, GA$64,584$66,858#539$37,836
601SUNY Morrisville Morrisville, NY$64,577$61,464#773$36,002
602Georgia Military College Milledgeville, GA$64,567$66,840#541$44,392

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$98,275$120,107$54,666
Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)—$116,634—

Other Majors at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Chemical Engineering$114,226$74,786#7 of 158
Computer Engineering$106,897$78,915#90 of 189
Petroleum Engineering$103,421$56,605#9 of 19
Mechanical Engineering$99,975$75,311#39 of 318
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$97,208$77,238#154 of 258
Finance and Financial Management Services$95,302$54,408#79 of 452
Industrial Engineering$94,748$65,285#59 of 94
Construction Management$91,660$66,934#37 of 57
Computer Science$89,307$58,697#247 of 349
Civil Engineering$85,627$67,552#110 of 233
Accounting and Related Services$82,617$56,910#225 of 796
Business/Managerial Economics$81,799$42,491#37 of 84
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$80,498$59,150#70 of 126
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$80,129$59,237#29 of 46
Architecture$69,029$42,400#32 of 78
Landscape Architecture$68,140$60,668#8 of 19
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$67,493$42,218#31 of 138
Political Science and Government$67,007$30,771#162 of 565
Geography and Cartography$66,168—#26 of 117
International Business$65,326$49,890#88 of 115
Mathematics$64,121$44,136#219 of 309
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$61,045$24,882#38 of 345
Marketing$60,408$40,219#385 of 516
Interior Architecture$58,518$44,511#13 of 17
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$56,413$31,956#199 of 610
Biology$56,019$22,742#490 of 841
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$55,630$18,575#154 of 215
Communication and Media Studies$55,245$38,426#299 of 660
Nutrition Sciences$55,159$26,117#43 of 53
Sociology$54,442$27,846#178 of 462

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College business administration, management and operations graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $41,232 one year after graduating and $64,590 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College rank for business administration, management and operations?

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranks #599 by median pay four years after graduation, and #247 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business administration, management and operations at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% less than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,500.

← All data for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · 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.