Business Administration, Management and Operations at Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 111 graduates a year

$65,009
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$91,472
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#47 of 1176
Rank by pay
#73 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Syracuse University graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 34% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 30% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Syracuse 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
…
44Westminster University Salt Lake City, UT$92,548$87,714#67$58,523
45University of Dayton Dayton, OH$92,317$98,516#29$63,897
46Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO$91,483$98,089#30$48,371
47Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$91,472$87,062#73$65,009
48Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA$91,369$83,140#104$77,752
49Pepperdine University Malibu, CA$91,227$83,011#105$69,751
50Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$91,187$96,146#33$71,253

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at Syracuse University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$122,790$138,634$64,914

Other Majors at Syracuse University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$120,773$82,378#36 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$120,274$72,819#18 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$112,682$75,294#15 of 796
Computer Engineering$110,988$84,793#75 of 189
Information Science/Studies$104,842$73,033#12 of 148
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$99,521$64,660#34 of 118
Mechanical Engineering$91,438$66,789#148 of 318
Marketing$91,235$57,777#18 of 516
Real Estate$90,764$59,396#10 of 25
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$90,535$54,934#1 of 178
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$90,470$71,417#50 of 59
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services$90,210$55,192#2 of 8
Public Administration$89,732$53,912#2 of 47
Civil Engineering$88,996$74,748#67 of 233
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$87,851$55,039#6 of 67
Biotechnology$87,596$44,418#3 of 13
Chemical Engineering$87,529$72,864#136 of 158
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$84,654$39,825#7 of 225
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering—$84,494—
Economics$83,649$55,974#149 of 368
Mathematics$81,941$53,223#74 of 309
Architectural Sciences and Technology$76,367$58,622#6 of 22
Political Science and Government$75,239$43,232#64 of 565
Geography and Cartography$71,543—#12 of 117
Design and Applied Arts$71,527$46,181#16 of 299
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$70,815$37,556#9 of 158
Journalism$70,404$40,757#11 of 187
Communication and Media Studies$70,106$36,767#45 of 660
Public Health$69,776$43,280#29 of 215
Security Science and Technology$69,491$31,750#8 of 45

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $65,009 one year after graduating and $91,472 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Syracuse University ranks #47 by median pay four years after graduation, and #73 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 34% more 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 Syracuse 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.