Business Administration, Management and Operations at Radford University

Radford, VA · Bachelor's Degree · about 118 graduates a year

$45,380
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$67,246
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#475 of 1176
Rank by pay
#787 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,499
Median federal debt

Radford University graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 1% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 33% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Radford 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
…
472Presbyterian College Clinton, SC$67,278$74,601#251$41,228
473Liberty University Lynchburg, VA$67,269$61,255#784$49,772
474Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX$67,250$68,374#474$51,763
475Radford University Radford, VA$67,246$61,234#787$45,380
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

Other Majors at Radford University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$87,740$66,857#262 of 349
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$81,120$69,662#681 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$78,780$51,643#276 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$72,364$48,446#298 of 452
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$71,805$63,606#61 of 93
Economics$69,943$45,189#273 of 368
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$68,364$58,997#129 of 253
Information Science/Studies$68,088$46,446#116 of 148
Mathematics$65,785—#201 of 309
Political Science and Government$64,901$27,136#202 of 565
Geography and Cartography$63,552—#37 of 117
Marketing$62,981$37,396#346 of 516
Communication and Media Studies$59,932$38,038#170 of 660
Criminal Justice and Corrections$56,996$35,935#247 of 660
Design and Applied Arts$55,856$34,096#116 of 299
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$55,422—#28 of 50
Sociology$54,122—#189 of 462
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$53,863$31,071#104 of 345
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$53,171—#178 of 215
Biology$51,266$32,457#643 of 841
Health and Medical Administrative Services$51,144$55,861#215 of 275
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$50,057$39,562#153 of 207
Social Sciences$49,727—#54 of 87
Psychology$48,935$32,751#608 of 1027
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$48,743$30,145#38 of 63
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$48,566—#60 of 61
Social Work$47,716$38,272#323 of 420
Music$47,586$39,593#81 of 268
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$46,725$20,666#31 of 255
Journalism$45,369$25,675#166 of 187

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $45,380 one year after graduating and $67,246 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Radford University ranks #475 by median pay four years after graduation, and #787 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 1% less than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,499.

← All data for Radford 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.