Business Administration, Management and Operations at University of Houston-Downtown

Houston, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 257 graduates a year

$53,764
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$69,712
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#385 of 1176
Rank by pay
#368 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,875
Median federal debt

University of Houston-Downtown graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 2% 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 University of Houston-Downtown 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
…
382University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN$69,767$66,642#552$51,571
383Kansas State University Manhattan, KS$69,735$72,396#314$52,538
384The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL$69,715$79,133#150$48,668
385University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX$69,712$70,877#368$53,764
386Keene State College Keene, NH$69,674$64,177#673$47,847
387Adrian College Adrian, MI$69,654$73,442#281$41,129
388Idaho State University Pocatello, ID$69,630$74,042#265$44,178

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at University of Houston-Downtown

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$73,784$95,084$41,000

Other Majors at University of Houston-Downtown by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$112,244$68,144#3 of 27
Insurance$98,510—#5 of 21
Computer and Information Sciences$72,528$56,475#368 of 459
Accounting and Related Services$67,499$54,128#535 of 796
Management Information Systems and Services$66,881$51,314#143 of 166
Finance and Financial Management Services$66,591$47,108#383 of 452
International Business$66,556$41,911#83 of 115
Mathematics$62,576$49,496#234 of 309
Marketing$61,866$42,914#364 of 516
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$59,924$49,734#55 of 207
Political Science and Government$59,261$38,095#335 of 565
Business/Commerce$59,188$47,469#212 of 271
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$58,535$51,840#19 of 19
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$57,892$50,894#90 of 138
Biological and Physical Sciences$56,995$35,952#25 of 33
Communication and Media Studies$56,903$34,123#246 of 660
Biology$56,787$31,025#458 of 841
Social Work$54,784$37,365#139 of 420
Criminal Justice and Corrections$53,589$42,122#375 of 660
History$53,555$37,246#166 of 459
Public Health$52,438$35,119#150 of 215
Psychology$48,234$35,808#637 of 1027
Sociology$46,106$31,555#371 of 462
Social Sciences—$45,687—
English Language and Literature$45,223$33,146#405 of 576
Chemistry—$38,954—
Visual and Performing Arts$37,668$19,527#53 of 68
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—$34,003—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Houston-Downtown business administration, management and operations graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $53,764 one year after graduating and $69,712 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Houston-Downtown rank for business administration, management and operations?

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, University of Houston-Downtown ranks #385 by median pay four years after graduation, and #368 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business administration, management and operations at University of Houston-Downtown worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% more than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,875.

← All data for University of Houston-Downtown · 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.