Business Administration, Management and Operations at Central Washington University

Ellensburg, WA · Bachelor's Degree · about 191 graduates a year

$49,791
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$73,036
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#287 of 1176
Rank by pay
#527 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$18,500
Median federal debt

Central Washington University graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 7% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 25% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Central Washington 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
…
284Bradley University Peoria, IL$73,110$71,830#338$51,347
285Creighton University Omaha, NE$73,110$75,562#223$47,427
286Furman University Greenville, SC$73,099$81,056#125$49,008
287Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA$73,036$67,178#527$49,791
288Hamline University Saint Paul, MN$72,945$69,678#418$51,761
289Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX$72,897$74,115#260$47,888
290Misericordia University Dallas, PA$72,833$74,072#263$41,076

Other Majors at Central Washington University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$97,869$77,500#1 of 19
Construction Management$97,651$81,666#19 of 57
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$97,263—#26 of 253
Computer Science$95,368$52,362#203 of 349
Economics$88,799$52,129#109 of 368
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$84,871$65,871#23 of 61
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$81,377—
Chemistry$75,905—#37 of 209
Air Transportation$74,997$40,025#42 of 52
Accounting and Related Services$74,442$55,215#369 of 796
Computer and Information Sciences$72,838$56,049#366 of 459
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$66,538$40,976#65 of 178
Apparel and Textiles$65,815$51,494#10 of 57
Political Science and Government$64,361$39,220#215 of 565
Sociology$63,608$36,466#47 of 462
Public Health$62,435$42,137#68 of 215
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$61,604$49,177#35 of 345
Criminal Justice and Corrections$60,761$44,172#120 of 660
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$60,299$30,340#32 of 64
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$59,659$47,359#38 of 680
Social Sciences$58,680$42,332#22 of 87
Communication and Media Studies$56,862$35,820#248 of 660
Nutrition Sciences$56,735$30,113#38 of 53
Biology$56,154$36,401#484 of 841
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$54,858$27,006#28 of 172
Psychology$54,530$36,964#268 of 1027
Human Services$54,318$36,644#17 of 94
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$53,987—#108 of 138
Geography and Cartography$53,081$23,553#98 of 117
Music$51,008$25,532#52 of 268

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $49,791 one year after graduating and $73,036 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Central Washington University ranks #287 by median pay four years after graduation, and #527 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 7% more than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $18,500.

← All data for Central Washington 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.