Business Administration, Management and Operations at Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 236 graduates a year

$61,423
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$85,586
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#76 of 1176
Rank by pay
#48 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,500
Median federal debt

Ohio State University-Main Campus graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 25% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 25% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Ohio State University-Main Campus 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
…
73University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO$86,441$80,839#131$56,014
74The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ$85,978$75,462#225$56,286
75Baylor University Waco, TX$85,961$87,397#69$63,438
76Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$85,586$91,333#48$61,423
77University of Redlands Redlands, CA$85,278$77,597#175$60,755
78George Mason University Fairfax, VA$85,224$77,604#174$55,147
79James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA$85,137$77,525#177$65,931

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at Ohio State University-Main Campus

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$66,278—$16,816
Master's Degree$116,824$139,427$48,030

Other Majors at Ohio State University-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$123,731$83,342#31 of 189
Applied Mathematics$120,495$82,523#5 of 45
Computer and Information Sciences$118,833$82,448#49 of 459
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$111,500$68,814#11 of 126
Management Information Systems and Services$110,192$72,017#10 of 166
Industrial Engineering$106,932$80,876#18 of 94
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,400$78,872#121 of 258
Chemical Engineering$98,851$77,455#59 of 158
Finance and Financial Management Services$97,986$65,181#63 of 452
Engineering$97,144$78,734#8 of 19
Business/Managerial Economics$96,843$61,979#12 of 84
Mechanical Engineering$96,418$79,359#69 of 318
Physics$94,543$53,504#15 of 107
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$92,999$72,062#43 of 59
Real Estate$91,213$72,769#9 of 25
Engineering Physics$90,938—#4 of 10
Accounting and Related Services$90,850$62,399#110 of 796
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$90,065$65,469#76 of 118
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields$88,205$71,570#1 of 5
Materials Engineering$86,084$70,371#26 of 34
Civil Engineering$85,202$68,031#115 of 233
Human Resources Management and Services$82,371$58,991#20 of 187
Agricultural Engineering$81,917$62,981#18 of 26
Mathematics$81,909$52,921#75 of 309
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$81,795$71,175#651 of 966
International Business$81,473$57,678#30 of 115
Marketing$81,119$56,465#67 of 516
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$80,775$67,938#26 of 46
Health and Medical Administrative Services$80,315$54,301#22 of 275
Air Transportation$79,114$40,102#34 of 52

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Ohio State University-Main Campus business administration, management and operations graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $61,423 one year after graduating and $85,586 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Ohio State University-Main Campus rank for business administration, management and operations?

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Ohio State University-Main Campus ranks #76 by median pay four years after graduation, and #48 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business administration, management and operations at Ohio State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 25% more than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,500.

← All data for Ohio State University-Main Campus · 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.