Business Administration, Management and Operations at Rhode Island College

Providence, RI · Bachelor's Degree · about 66 graduates a year

$43,047
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$58,221
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#858 of 1176
Rank by pay
#939 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,033
Median federal debt

Rhode Island College graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 15% less 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 Rhode Island College 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
…
855Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva, OK$58,292$65,448#609$44,000
856East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA$58,287$59,278#871$39,651
857Chadron State College Chadron, NE$58,263$60,217#837$43,124
858Rhode Island College Providence, RI$58,221$57,342#939$43,047
859Alabama A & M University Normal, AL$58,176$66,035#587$40,183
860Davis & Elkins College Elkins, WV$58,140$68,783#464—
861SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY$58,133$55,331#1002$44,089

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at Rhode Island College

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma—$41,384$19,500

Other Majors at Rhode Island College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$84,238$60,999#54 of 253
Computer Science$83,259$60,361#289 of 349
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$83,068$73,235#608 of 966
Management Information Systems and Services$76,873$47,857#98 of 166
Mathematics$72,410—#134 of 309
Finance and Financial Management Services$70,470$34,991#329 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$68,616$48,921#513 of 796
Chemistry$66,959$44,648#99 of 209
Sociology$59,643$36,742#88 of 462
Biology$58,779$39,910#382 of 841
Criminal Justice and Corrections$58,156$38,163#196 of 660
Health and Medical Administrative Services$57,195$49,825#156 of 275
Marketing$57,119$36,474#433 of 516
Special Education and Teaching$56,477$50,060#39 of 177
Political Science and Government$54,540$29,178#442 of 565
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$54,516$40,752#141 of 265
Social Work$53,312$33,561#170 of 420
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$53,057$44,789#121 of 345
Psychology$52,758$33,694#364 of 1027
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$51,379$37,320#26 of 50
Communication and Media Studies$51,105$34,357#411 of 660
Music$51,090$34,549#51 of 268
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$50,854$34,995#123 of 156
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$50,335$24,526#14 of 255
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$49,069$38,095#286 of 680
English Language and Literature$48,948$29,389#288 of 576
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$48,514$30,172#66 of 67
History$46,105$31,981#346 of 459
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$45,378—#78 of 137
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$44,144—#91 of 103

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Rhode Island College business administration, management and operations graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $43,047 one year after graduating and $58,221 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Rhode Island College rank for business administration, management and operations?

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Rhode Island College ranks #858 by median pay four years after graduation, and #939 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business administration, management and operations at Rhode Island College worth it?

Its graduates earn 15% less than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,033.

← All data for Rhode Island College · 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.