Business Administration, Management and Operations at Clemson University

Clemson, SC · Bachelor's Degree · about 445 graduates a year

$47,260
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$70,059
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#374 of 1176
Rank by pay
#173 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,500
Median federal debt

Clemson University graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 3% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 29% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Clemson 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
…
371Walsh College Troy, MI$70,099$73,911#266—
372Immaculata University Immaculata, PA$70,089$71,281#355$54,745
373Lake Erie College Painesville, OH$70,067$74,772#246$44,440
374Clemson University Clemson, SC$70,059$77,685#173$47,260
375University of Dallas Irving, TX$70,039$71,209#358$40,057
376Western Illinois University Macomb, IL$70,021$68,795#462$45,137
377Viterbo University La Crosse, WI$70,009$72,848#301$53,852

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at Clemson University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$87,271$114,399$39,712

Other Majors at Clemson University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Information Science/Studies$105,646$76,549#9 of 148
Computer Engineering$102,762$77,672#108 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$101,301$73,374#110 of 459
Construction Management$98,726$73,987#15 of 57
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$96,446$77,925#162 of 258
Engineering-Related Fields$94,449$68,904#10 of 33
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$93,705$65,110#61 of 118
Industrial Engineering$92,491$74,709#67 of 94
Chemical Engineering$92,098$75,951#116 of 158
Finance and Financial Management Services$91,269$58,876#100 of 452
Mechanical Engineering$91,028$73,220#164 of 318
Agricultural Engineering$88,338—#7 of 26
Materials Engineering$85,883$69,763#27 of 34
Civil Engineering$84,873$69,386#121 of 233
Accounting and Related Services$84,458$56,419#189 of 796
Mathematics$82,450$47,529#70 of 309
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$81,714$68,363#23 of 46
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$81,526$30,265#4 of 49
Marketing$81,109$47,606#68 of 516
Economics$79,468$45,075#185 of 368
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$74,491$74,206#895 of 966
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$72,010$32,180#17 of 61
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$71,968$43,318#34 of 178
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$70,584$39,209#20 of 225
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$69,274$42,244—
Chemistry$67,996—#92 of 209
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$67,102$43,505#9 of 137
Agricultural Business and Management$67,050$49,714#29 of 77
Design and Applied Arts$66,150$46,689#39 of 299
Biology$65,577$31,481#168 of 841

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $47,260 one year after graduating and $70,059 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Clemson University ranks #374 by median pay four years after graduation, and #173 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 3% 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 Clemson 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.