Business Administration, Management and Operations at Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO · Bachelor's Degree · about 109 graduates a year

$41,604
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$59,834
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#802 of 1176
Rank by pay
#674 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,487
Median federal debt

Southeast Missouri State University graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 12% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 36% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Southeast Missouri State 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
…
799New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ$59,925$52,595#1066$41,812
800Mid-America Christian University Oklahoma City, OK$59,866$67,215#524$53,164
801SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY$59,839$56,954#951$42,806
802Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO$59,834$64,155#674$41,604
803Campbell University Buies Creek, NC$59,746$64,116#675$43,106
804Delaware State University Dover, DE$59,689$59,331#870$44,022
805Union Adventist University Lincoln, NE$59,681$61,683#765$44,045

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at Southeast Missouri State University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$75,162$102,877—

Other Majors at Southeast Missouri State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$106,797$62,891#10 of 99
Computer and Information Sciences$93,795$58,964#159 of 459
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$85,155$68,302#527 of 966
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$80,820$56,951#28 of 51
Finance and Financial Management Services$78,407$46,736#216 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$69,868$53,737#488 of 796
Political Science and Government$66,799—#165 of 565
Agricultural Business and Management$63,078$44,418#47 of 77
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$62,781$41,437#33 of 34
Marketing$61,400$42,482#371 of 516
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$58,082$40,127#124 of 178
Health and Medical Administrative Services$57,260$38,382#154 of 275
Plant Sciences$56,265$48,546#23 of 44
Hospitality Administration/Management$53,527$34,395#85 of 137
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$51,828$34,638#347 of 610
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$51,817—#185 of 215
Criminal Justice and Corrections$47,934$36,537#547 of 660
Communication and Media Studies$47,813$35,282#513 of 660
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$45,383$35,464#376 of 476
Biology$45,207$31,420#786 of 841
Psychology$44,580$30,477#818 of 1027
Social Work$43,260$32,224#397 of 420
Social Sciences$42,761$37,193#77 of 87
Animal Sciences$41,706—#70 of 78
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$41,619$31,250#36 of 49
International/Globalization Studies$41,481$25,984#82 of 87
Special Education and Teaching$41,163$37,450#166 of 177
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$40,266—#59 of 63
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$37,245$33,760#667 of 680
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$37,112$34,206#342 of 345

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Southeast Missouri State University business administration, management and operations graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $41,604 one year after graduating and $59,834 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Southeast Missouri State University rank for business administration, management and operations?

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Southeast Missouri State University ranks #802 by median pay four years after graduation, and #674 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business administration, management and operations at Southeast Missouri State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 12% less than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,487.

← All data for Southeast Missouri State 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.