Business Administration, Management and Operations at Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 17 graduates a year

$69,289
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$98,481
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#32 of 1176
Rank by pay
#24 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,500
Median federal debt

Lehigh University graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 44% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 21% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Lehigh 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
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29City University of Seattle Seattle, WA$99,735$91,735#47$79,592
30Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY$99,713$94,906#39$47,925
31Bentley University Waltham, MA$99,514$87,632#68$67,903
32Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$98,481$100,156#24$69,289
33Yeshiva University New York, NY$97,914$93,194#45$61,312
34Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA$97,183$85,580#84$64,591
35Edgewood College Madison, WI$96,101$99,998#26—

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at Lehigh University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$117,962$153,638—

Other Majors at Lehigh University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$141,691$88,587#41 of 349
Finance and Financial Management Services$127,210$76,720#14 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$125,874$77,026#5 of 796
Industrial Engineering$121,498$81,142#3 of 94
Computer and Information Sciences$116,999$83,356#59 of 459
Computer Engineering$116,214$82,209#48 of 189
Business/Managerial Economics$113,630$81,796#7 of 84
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$108,503$79,119#35 of 258
Business/Commerce$107,079—#9 of 271
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$106,260$72,440#14 of 118
Chemical Engineering$101,720$82,435#43 of 158
Marketing$98,320$55,236#9 of 516
Materials Engineering$97,904$74,971#6 of 34
Mechanical Engineering$96,618$75,479#67 of 318
Civil Engineering$91,856$73,545#41 of 233
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies$91,697$74,734#1 of 63
Political Science and Government$90,302$53,632#17 of 565
Journalism$81,935$45,256#1 of 187
International Relations and National Security Studies$79,569$36,147#16 of 118
Biology$75,611$45,695#49 of 841
Psychology$74,939$40,942#9 of 1027
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$72,978—#13 of 138
English Language and Literature$71,474—#9 of 576

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $69,289 one year after graduating and $98,481 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Lehigh University ranks #32 by median pay four years after graduation, and #24 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 44% more than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,500.

← All data for Lehigh 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.