Business Administration, Management and Operations at Hope College

Holland, MI · Bachelor's Degree · about 121 graduates a year

$45,590
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$65,755
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#546 of 1176
Rank by pay
#431 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,500
Median federal debt

Hope College graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 4% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 39% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Hope 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
…
543Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WI$65,787$68,455#471$56,347
544University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL$65,768$70,002#406$44,752
545California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA$65,760$59,837#852$43,714
546Hope College Holland, MI$65,755$69,331#431$45,590
547University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC$65,711$57,580#928$35,894
548Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO$65,696$70,440#388$51,887
549Carlow University Pittsburgh, PA$65,696$66,813#544$48,121

Other Majors at Hope College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$92,116$61,325#172 of 459
Accounting and Related Services$86,253$61,120#159 of 796
Engineering$82,513$67,410#47 of 57
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$75,738$72,146#867 of 966
Political Science and Government$62,936$32,389#262 of 565
Communication and Media Studies$55,166$38,956#301 of 660
Biology$54,538$35,430#542 of 841
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$53,340$25,862#307 of 610
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$53,328$35,992#153 of 225
Psychology$52,980$28,135#354 of 1027
Sociology$50,222$29,181#285 of 462
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$49,627$45,137#200 of 345
Social Work$49,587$37,270#290 of 420
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$49,469$45,046#267 of 680
Special Education and Teaching—$48,630—
English Language and Literature$47,445$23,815#336 of 576
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$39,470$29,635#205 of 207
Religion/Religious Studies—$25,208—
Dance—$23,050—
Chemistry—$21,199—

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $45,590 one year after graduating and $65,755 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Hope College ranks #546 by median pay four years after graduation, and #431 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 4% less than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,500.

← All data for Hope 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.