Business Administration, Management and Operations at Kean University

Union, NJ · Bachelor's Degree · about 249 graduates a year

$45,782
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$65,332
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#567 of 1176
Rank by pay
#940 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$24,990
Median federal debt

Kean University 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 38% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Kean 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
…
564Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL$65,403$64,258#669$43,753
565Goucher College Baltimore, MD$65,402$57,398#935$46,511
566Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO$65,387$61,150#794$53,001
567Kean University Union, NJ$65,332$57,341#940$45,782
568Loras College Dubuque, IA$65,266$68,652#470$41,810
569Xavier University Cincinnati, OH$65,263$69,645#419$48,770
570University of Southern Maine Portland, ME$65,230$69,322#432$48,421

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at Kean University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$62,769—$37,593

Other Majors at Kean University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$96,821$101,039#170 of 966
Computer and Information Sciences$91,546$55,867#180 of 459
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$72,483$51,540#32 of 37
Accounting and Related Services$72,446$46,386#419 of 796
Science Technologies/Technicians$72,277—#7 of 9
Economics$66,368—#312 of 368
Finance and Financial Management Services$65,415$46,685#396 of 452
International Business$64,878$45,396#91 of 115
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$63,156$40,929#21 of 345
Marketing$61,602$37,781#367 of 516
Biology$61,291$34,522#297 of 841
Special Education and Teaching$61,158$48,628#15 of 177
History$60,236$34,934#53 of 459
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$59,531—#175 of 253
Mathematics$59,082$40,235#258 of 309
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$58,885$54,447#44 of 680
Criminal Justice and Corrections$58,644$39,408#181 of 660
Public Administration$58,100$45,850#32 of 47
Design and Applied Arts$56,666$35,673#111 of 299
English Language and Literature$54,749$36,257#139 of 576
Communication and Media Studies$54,277$27,983#329 of 660
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management$54,232$37,884#14 of 55
Sociology$51,122$36,432#264 of 462
Psychology$51,052$31,475#455 of 1027
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$50,854$42,750#172 of 225
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences—$50,645—
Psychology$47,179—#8 of 9
Political Science and Government$40,805$30,436#565 of 565
Fine and Studio Arts$40,213$25,928#247 of 423
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$32,107—#234 of 255

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $45,782 one year after graduating and $65,332 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Kean University ranks #567 by median pay four years after graduation, and #940 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business administration, management and operations at Kean University 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 $24,990.

← All data for Kean 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.