Business Administration, Management and Operations at College of Charleston

Charleston, SC · Bachelor's Degree · about 178 graduates a year

$41,299
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$71,360
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#336 of 1176
Rank by pay
#151 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,798
Median federal debt

College of Charleston graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 5% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 31% of one year’s pay at that point.

How College of Charleston 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
…
333Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH$71,478$76,278#210$57,006
334Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT$71,392$64,276#668$49,098
335Belmont University Nashville, TN$71,384$77,979#170—
336College of Charleston Charleston, SC$71,360$79,127#151$41,299
337Davenport University Grand Rapids, MI$71,344$75,224#233$51,384
338St. John's University-New York Queens, NY$71,271$67,835#495$38,550
339Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN$71,209$68,020#486$56,314

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at College of Charleston

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$67,635$97,539$36,116

Other Majors at College of Charleston by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$98,059$67,438#130 of 459
Information Science/Studies$93,285$63,069#23 of 148
Accounting and Related Services$85,826$49,702#166 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$84,187$54,634#152 of 452
International Business$76,727$37,624#44 of 115
Marketing$68,348$40,723#223 of 516
Hospitality Administration/Management$64,154$39,688#26 of 137
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$63,993$49,786#51 of 138
International/Globalization Studies$60,468$25,764#33 of 87
Political Science and Government$58,955$35,398#341 of 565
Communication and Media Studies$58,371$36,903#208 of 660
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$58,317$27,467#37 of 64
Historic Preservation and Conservation$57,635$35,326—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$56,122$32,503#113 of 225
Public Health$55,660$31,848#122 of 215
Biology$55,342$30,538#515 of 841
Mathematics$54,942—#285 of 309
Anthropology$53,567$26,842#41 of 188
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$52,674$23,713#13 of 43
Computer Software and Media Applications$52,596$34,166#32 of 54
English Language and Literature$51,705$29,544#199 of 576
Sociology$48,709$28,801#320 of 462
Psychology$47,926$29,339#658 of 1027
History$47,424$28,449#309 of 459
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$46,036$41,402#431 of 680
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies—$45,613—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$44,991$21,645#47 of 255
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$42,466—#57 of 62
Special Education and Teaching—$39,832—
Chemistry—$39,208—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do College of Charleston business administration, management and operations graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $41,299 one year after graduating and $71,360 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does College of Charleston rank for business administration, management and operations?

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, College of Charleston ranks #336 by median pay four years after graduation, and #151 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business administration, management and operations at College of Charleston worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% more than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,798.

← All data for College of Charleston · 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.