Business Administration, Management and Operations at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA · Bachelor's Degree · about 240 graduates a year

$60,678
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$80,023
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#140 of 1176
Rank by pay
#299 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,017
Median federal debt

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 17% more 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 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and 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
…
137Auburn University Auburn, AL$80,323$91,174#49$56,948
138Marymount University Arlington, VA$80,196$73,026#294$48,217
139Touro University Worldwide Los Alamitos, CA$80,061$72,850#300$57,621
140Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$80,023$72,868#299$60,678
141Utah State University Logan, UT$79,875$75,703#222$54,387
142Endicott College Beverly, MA$79,846$70,313#391$48,214
143University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD$79,801$70,035#405$62,634

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$119,423$154,688$32,567

Other Majors at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$144,103$96,432#19 of 459
Computer Engineering$122,026$86,636#33 of 189
Applied Mathematics$117,990$82,275#8 of 45
Industrial Engineering$116,641$82,437#5 of 94
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$108,726$77,877#16 of 126
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$106,633$76,856#9 of 59
Chemical Engineering$106,011$82,382#25 of 158
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$104,839$83,364#63 of 258
Finance and Financial Management Services$102,902$66,601#38 of 452
Construction Engineering$102,699$82,627#5 of 13
Engineering Mechanics$101,509$81,735—
Accounting and Related Services$99,528$70,303#54 of 796
Mechanical Engineering$96,376$78,280#70 of 318
Real Estate$95,576$68,078#7 of 25
Business/Managerial Economics$95,271—#13 of 84
Construction Management$95,165$76,246#23 of 57
Mining and Mineral Engineering$94,397$74,793#5 of 7
Statistics$94,300$62,598#20 of 50
Physics$92,746$58,061#18 of 107
Economics$92,653$56,261#92 of 368
Materials Engineering$90,828$66,888#20 of 34
Agricultural Engineering$88,315$75,434#8 of 26
Civil Engineering$88,142$74,285#73 of 233
Marketing$86,338$56,417#43 of 516
Engineering-Related Fields$81,618$56,513#30 of 33
Food Science and Technology$80,161$56,274#5 of 29
Political Science and Government$75,687$42,114#59 of 565
Architecture$75,074$56,708#12 of 78
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$74,005$25,414#1 of 50
Chemistry$73,395$45,513#49 of 209

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University business administration, management and operations graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $60,678 one year after graduating and $80,023 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University rank for business administration, management and operations?

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ranks #140 by median pay four years after graduation, and #299 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business administration, management and operations at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 17% more than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,017.

← All data for Virginia Polytechnic Institute and 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.