Business Administration, Management and Operations at Texas State University

San Marcos, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 391 graduates a year

$45,306
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$67,048
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#479 of 1176
Rank by pay
#478 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$18,543
Median federal debt

Texas State University graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 2% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 28% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Texas State 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
…
476Dickinson State University Dickinson, ND$67,169$69,589#422$50,830
477Cornerstone University Grand Rapids, MI$67,148$70,800#371$53,327
478Wingate University Wingate, NC$67,082$71,989#326$42,476
479Texas State University San Marcos, TX$67,048$68,168#478$45,306
480Montreat College Montreat, NC$67,034$71,937#328—
481Clark College Vancouver, WA$67,014$61,639#766$48,159
482Walden University Minneapolis, MN$66,978$63,978#681$57,220

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at Texas State University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$84,758$109,005$23,092

Other Majors at Texas State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$104,127$70,906#144 of 349
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$100,352$76,646#7 of 43
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$94,780$72,990#184 of 258
Industrial Engineering$90,729$61,718#74 of 94
Manufacturing Engineering$88,995$68,886#7 of 15
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$84,557$72,861#548 of 966
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$79,289$67,965#77 of 253
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$78,671$52,958#19 of 34
Accounting and Related Services$78,418$52,610#285 of 796
Computer and Information Sciences$77,701$52,274#320 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$75,100$49,981#256 of 452
Business/Managerial Economics$74,435$49,831#51 of 84
Applied Mathematics$72,464$49,822#36 of 45
Economics$71,739$43,064#252 of 368
Marketing$71,539$48,072#165 of 516
Agriculture$71,237$44,994#2 of 43
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$68,940$67,589#72 of 93
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$66,995—#29 of 215
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$65,502$37,663#26 of 49
Physics$65,217$41,737#95 of 107
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$64,830$44,824#57 of 110
Design and Applied Arts$61,539$44,396#65 of 299
International/Globalization Studies$60,976$37,397#32 of 87
Health and Medical Administrative Services$60,895$40,951#122 of 275
Geography and Cartography$60,646$44,909#46 of 117
Public Administration$59,074$46,491#30 of 47
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$59,009$40,411#116 of 178
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$58,794$33,040#17 of 42
Mathematics$58,566$49,708#260 of 309
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$58,484$37,548#31 of 137

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $45,306 one year after graduating and $67,048 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Texas State University ranks #479 by median pay four years after graduation, and #478 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 2% less than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $18,543.

← All data for Texas State 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.