Business Administration, Management and Operations at Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 109 graduates a year

$61,478
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$84,040
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#88 of 1176
Rank by pay
#85 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Drexel University graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 23% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 32% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Drexel 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
…
85North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$84,349$90,518#50$56,877
86Clark University Worcester, MA$84,234$74,177#257$43,449
87Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI$84,052$88,623#58$62,359
88Drexel University Philadelphia, PA$84,040$85,469#85$61,478
89Bellevue University Bellevue, NE$84,019$86,837#76$60,931
90University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA$83,778$76,232#212$61,268
91Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott Prescott, AZ$83,749$86,053#81$66,999

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at Drexel University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$94,936$120,812$51,311

Other Majors at Drexel University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Finance and Financial Management Services$121,832—#17 of 452
Computer Engineering$117,537$89,418#44 of 189
Computer Science$113,610$86,930#100 of 349
Construction Management$105,887$78,030#6 of 57
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$104,599$74,357#22 of 126
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$102,978$81,904#80 of 258
Management Information Systems and Services$101,790$72,332#21 of 166
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$101,488$78,089#14 of 99
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$101,362$74,860#23 of 118
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$100,646$85,441#128 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$100,317$70,069#53 of 796
Chemical Engineering$99,338$77,528#57 of 158
Mathematics$98,709$70,313#29 of 309
Information Science/Studies$98,548$78,755#18 of 148
Economics$98,178$70,967#74 of 368
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$97,379$66,431#1 of 34
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$95,081$33,835#3 of 48
Materials Engineering$94,694$78,623#10 of 34
International Business$94,595$54,235#14 of 115
Legal Professions and Studies$93,811—#1 of 13
Mechanical Engineering$93,638$74,267#116 of 318
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$92,778$72,174#5 of 207
Marketing$89,486$57,838#25 of 516
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$87,416$59,077—
Business/Commerce$86,878—#16 of 271
Architectural Engineering$85,839$76,272#9 of 16
Civil Engineering$84,992$72,087#120 of 233
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$84,166$62,470#11 of 476
Chemistry$82,185$49,215#13 of 209
Architecture$72,915$57,730#17 of 78

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $61,478 one year after graduating and $84,040 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Drexel University ranks #88 by median pay four years after graduation, and #85 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 23% 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 Drexel 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.