Business Administration, Management and Operations at University of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia, SC · Bachelor's Degree · about 262 graduates a year

$47,993
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$70,527
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#361 of 1176
Rank by pay
#166 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,497
Median federal debt

University of South Carolina-Columbia 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 32% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of South Carolina-Columbia 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
…
358Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY$70,641$67,236#522$46,124
359Truman State University Kirksville, MO$70,633$75,733#221$50,422
360University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK$70,539$67,553#503$46,949
361University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC$70,527$78,204#166$47,993
362Western New England University Springfield, MA$70,525$62,105#750—
363SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY$70,499$67,100#531$41,410
364Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN$70,486$67,329#514$49,640

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at University of South Carolina-Columbia

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$118,109$138,445$41,000

Other Majors at University of South Carolina-Columbia by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$109,116$73,982#83 of 189
International Business$107,205$70,992#5 of 115
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$100,042$77,161#105 of 258
Chemical Engineering$98,244$75,680#64 of 158
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$98,020$68,804#29 of 126
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$97,927$57,311#42 of 118
Insurance$96,539$63,417#6 of 21
Business/Managerial Economics$94,547$62,692#14 of 84
Finance and Financial Management Services$92,578$62,231#95 of 452
Mechanical Engineering$91,296$72,370#150 of 318
Accounting and Related Services$86,507$59,283#156 of 796
Computer and Information Sciences$84,720$68,597#236 of 459
Real Estate$84,558$51,965#12 of 25
Civil Engineering$84,148$69,424#132 of 233
Marketing$81,945$52,374#63 of 516
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$80,768$73,872#694 of 966
Economics$77,536$48,149#197 of 368
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$70,284$38,432#16 of 138
Statistics—$69,543—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$67,705$40,702#40 of 610
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$67,202$23,763#50 of 110
Political Science and Government$65,464$33,157#197 of 565
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$65,248$42,974#70 of 178
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$64,631$45,052#23 of 27
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$63,534$27,374#24 of 64
Mathematics$62,278$49,949#236 of 309
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$62,214$33,941#26 of 158
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$61,423$44,919#166 of 253
Geography and Cartography$59,472$46,929#50 of 117
Public Health$58,715$31,756#99 of 215

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of South Carolina-Columbia business administration, management and operations graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $47,993 one year after graduating and $70,527 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of South Carolina-Columbia rank for business administration, management and operations?

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, University of South Carolina-Columbia ranks #361 by median pay four years after graduation, and #166 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business administration, management and operations at University of South Carolina-Columbia 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 $22,497.

← All data for University of South Carolina-Columbia · 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.