Business Administration, Management and Operations at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley

Malvern, PA · Master's Degree · about 49 graduates a year

$106,923
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$127,665
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$103,485
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#125 of 861
Rank by pay
#118 of 861
Rank, wage-adjusted
$41,000
Median federal debt

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley 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 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley Compares for Business Administration, Management and Operations

All 861 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
1University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$272,321$276,953#1$210,400
2Stanford University Stanford, CA$261,816$238,235#6$193,776
3Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$251,708$239,574#3$182,930
4Northwestern University Evanston, IL$244,399$240,120#2$224,402
5University of Chicago Chicago, IL$243,256$238,997#4$194,606
6Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$239,178$220,307#8$188,502
7Yale University New Haven, CT$234,034$210,705#13$192,686
8New York University New York, NY$232,460$221,254#7$184,729
9Cornell University Ithaca, NY$226,632$215,707#11$179,274
10University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$224,229$204,181#16$189,494
…
122Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS$128,049$155,363#38$96,306
123North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$127,702$137,042#84$113,700
124Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PA$127,665$129,836#117$106,923
125Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley Malvern, PA$127,665$129,836#118$106,923
126Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$127,665$129,836#119$106,923
127Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA$127,665$129,836#120$106,923
128American University Washington, DC$127,269$111,521#226$99,051

Other Majors at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Information Science/Studies$158,815$128,867#2 of 71
Systems Engineering$145,507$124,293#11 of 27
Computer Engineering$140,393$118,192#10 of 23
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$139,676$110,689#22 of 92
Computational Science$137,367$108,240#3 of 5
Accounting and Related Services$110,498$72,209#44 of 349

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley business administration, management and operations graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $106,923 one year after graduating and $127,665 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley rank for business administration, management and operations?

Among 861 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley ranks #125 by median pay four years after graduation, and #118 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business administration, management and operations at Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley worth it?

Its graduates earn 23% more than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($103,485), and the median federal debt at graduation is $41,000.

← All data for Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley · 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.