Business Administration, Management and Operations at Capital University

Columbus, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 53 graduates a year

$47,811
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$71,710
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#322 of 1176
Rank by pay
#199 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,949
Median federal debt

Capital University graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 5% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 33% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Capital 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
…
319Suffolk University Boston, MA$71,855$63,276#705$52,803
320Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA$71,795$74,322#255$50,056
321Ashford University San Diego, CA$71,782$65,317#612$61,466
322Capital University Columbus, OH$71,710$76,525#199$47,811
323California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA$71,646$65,193#618$48,256
324University of Mary Bismarck, ND$71,639$74,220#256$57,057
325Portland State University Portland, OR$71,621$72,043#325$51,358

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at Capital University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$81,663$108,101$42,583

Other Majors at Capital University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Business/Managerial Economics$84,669$59,203#29 of 84
Accounting and Related Services$79,157$60,405#268 of 796
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$77,807$70,365#817 of 966
Marketing$66,462$50,572#264 of 516
Computer Science—$62,806—
Biology$61,416$36,709#294 of 841
Political Science and Government$56,686$39,807#405 of 565
Social Work$55,078$44,344#133 of 420
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$51,851$32,597#153 of 345
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$49,426$45,235#168 of 178
Criminology$49,041$32,984#95 of 113
Psychology$48,958$34,041#605 of 1027
Sociology$48,785—#318 of 462
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$46,383$28,183#511 of 610
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$46,135—#76 of 137
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$46,055$42,094#430 of 680
Special Education and Teaching$45,924$42,709#145 of 177
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$44,403$38,266#190 of 207
Music$43,125$33,143#140 of 268
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication—$28,045—

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $47,811 one year after graduating and $71,710 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Capital University ranks #322 by median pay four years after graduation, and #199 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 5% more than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,949.

← All data for Capital 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.