Business Administration, Management and Operations at Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Master's Degree · about 38 graduates a year

$64,718
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$84,704
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$103,485
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#589 of 861
Rank by pay
#764 of 861
Rank, wage-adjusted
$34,778
Median federal debt

Northeastern University graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 18% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 41% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Northeastern University Compares for Business Administration, Management and Operations

All 861 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
1University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$272,321$276,953#1$210,400
2Stanford University Stanford, CA$261,816$238,235#6$193,776
3Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$251,708$239,574#3$182,930
4Northwestern University Evanston, IL$244,399$240,120#2$224,402
5University of Chicago Chicago, IL$243,256$238,997#4$194,606
6Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$239,178$220,307#8$188,502
7Yale University New Haven, CT$234,034$210,705#13$192,686
8New York University New York, NY$232,460$221,254#7$184,729
9Cornell University Ithaca, NY$226,632$215,707#11$179,274
10University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$224,229$204,181#16$189,494
…
586Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA$84,918$87,907#556$59,167
587State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY$84,763$80,677#671$61,269
588Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH$84,729$90,419#510$63,718
589Northeastern University Boston, MA$84,704$74,591#764$64,718
590Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA$84,704$74,591#765$64,718
591Marian University Fond Du Lac, WI$84,671$88,104#552—
592Friends University Wichita, KS$84,640$87,870#559$78,627

Other Majors at Northeastern University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Finance and Financial Management Services$169,234$119,202#5 of 69
Computer Software and Media Applications$158,542$97,389#4 of 26
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$155,483$107,951#12 of 62
Business/Commerce$148,490$115,920#10 of 75
Computer and Information Sciences$145,909$119,126#23 of 78
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$143,345$125,480#53 of 432
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$136,474$107,385#11 of 15
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$125,862$123,413#120 of 216
Biotechnology$125,179$90,091#4 of 15
Mechanical Engineering$124,007$95,265#25 of 83
Chemical Engineering$122,043$89,093#3 of 11
Engineering$119,842$89,698#20 of 29
Accounting and Related Services$118,744$77,676#12 of 349
Systems Engineering$117,700$88,691#24 of 27
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$117,139$82,134#60 of 92
Engineering$116,924$81,287#8 of 16
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$111,725$86,430#6 of 13
Medical Illustration and Informatics$104,317$67,211#11 of 27
Civil Engineering$100,767$83,591#29 of 81
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management—$100,266—
Communication and Media Studies$97,115$58,317#4 of 61
Taxation—$94,478—
Criminal Justice and Corrections$93,210$47,269#9 of 115
Homeland Security$90,323$66,372#17 of 28
Public Administration$87,852$66,436#44 of 243
International/Globalization Studies$85,630$66,320#4 of 11
Public Health$81,227$65,374#92 of 201
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$76,859$59,352#49 of 322
Education$75,769$65,668#36 of 214
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$73,724$53,373#12 of 165

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $64,718 one year after graduating and $84,704 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 861 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Northeastern University ranks #589 by median pay four years after graduation, and #764 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 18% less than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($103,485), and the median federal debt at graduation is $34,778.

← All data for Northeastern 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.