Business Administration, Management and Operations at Alma College

Alma, MI · Bachelor's Degree · about 29 graduates a year

$39,300
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$57,287
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#889 of 1176
Rank by pay
#830 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Alma College graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 16% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 47% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Alma 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
…
886State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY$57,350$54,585#1019$34,979
887Siena Heights University Adrian, MI$57,316$60,433#827$46,506
888Bluffton University Bluffton, OH$57,308$61,156#793$41,608
889Alma College Alma, MI$57,287$60,402#830$39,300
890Miami Dade College Miami, FL$57,225$60,909#806$45,072
891Nazareth University Rochester, NY$57,193$54,436#1023$39,854
892Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN$57,191$61,355#778$44,971

Other Majors at Alma College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$80,386$78,690#703 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$77,001—#314 of 796
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$63,641$25,445#74 of 610
Communication and Media Studies$53,947—#335 of 660
Marketing$53,871—#469 of 516
Psychology$52,280—#387 of 1027
English Language and Literature$48,445$24,280#299 of 576
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$44,458$45,983#510 of 680

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Alma College business administration, management and operations graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $39,300 one year after graduating and $57,287 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Alma College rank for business administration, management and operations?

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Alma College ranks #889 by median pay four years after graduation, and #830 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business administration, management and operations at Alma College worth it?

Its graduates earn 16% less than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for Alma 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.