Business Administration, Management and Operations at Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI · Bachelor's Degree · about 45 graduates a year

$62,359
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$84,052
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#87 of 1176
Rank by pay
#58 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,647
Median federal debt

Oakland University graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 23% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 31% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Oakland 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
…
84Chapman University Orange, CA$84,378$76,778#195$55,657
85North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$84,349$90,518#50$56,877
86Clark University Worcester, MA$84,234$74,177#257$43,449
87Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI$84,052$88,623#58$62,359
88Drexel University Philadelphia, PA$84,040$85,469#85$61,478
89Bellevue University Bellevue, NE$84,019$86,837#76$60,931
90University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA$83,778$76,232#212$61,268

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at Oakland University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$91,379$122,437$25,785

Other Majors at Oakland University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Industrial Engineering$102,222$77,169#26 of 94
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,967$80,623#107 of 258
Mechanical Engineering$97,444$78,213#58 of 318
Computer Engineering$95,843$78,709#147 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$90,737$66,537#189 of 459
Management Information Systems and Services$88,497$65,128#59 of 166
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$87,119$69,446#57 of 126
Public Health$85,266$59,330#6 of 215
Accounting and Related Services$82,699$59,833#222 of 796
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$81,667$74,917#659 of 966
Finance and Financial Management Services$79,127$61,804#207 of 452
Economics$71,874—#247 of 368
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$70,486$55,992#65 of 93
Human Resources Management and Services$70,347$51,010#76 of 187
Marketing$69,448$50,087#194 of 516
Business/Commerce$68,496$56,118#86 of 271
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$63,925$62,452#152 of 253
Homeland Security$63,858—#21 of 33
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$63,534$36,157#58 of 476
Criminal Justice and Corrections$60,027$35,705#149 of 660
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$59,922$31,201#67 of 265
Mathematics$57,531—#269 of 309
Biological/Biosystems Engineering—$57,337—
Biology$55,991$27,497#491 of 841
Social Work$55,754$38,446#117 of 420
Communication and Media Studies$55,662$37,795#277 of 660
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$54,767$29,225#50 of 61
Political Science and Government$51,129$29,080#501 of 565
History$48,990$36,257#274 of 459
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$48,396$42,440#320 of 680

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $62,359 one year after graduating and $84,052 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Oakland University ranks #87 by median pay four years after graduation, and #58 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 23% more than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,647.

← All data for Oakland 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.