Business Administration, Management and Operations at Seattle University

Seattle, WA · Bachelor's Degree · about 42 graduates a year

$46,598
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$72,360
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#307 of 1176
Rank by pay
#555 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,000
Median federal debt

Seattle University graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 6% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 30% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Seattle 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
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304Carthage College Kenosha, WI$72,468$75,406#228$53,555
305Mercyhurst University Erie, PA$72,411$73,643#269$47,215
306University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA$72,382$65,910#594$47,315
307Seattle University Seattle, WA$72,360$66,556#555$46,598
308Northwest University Kirkland, WA$72,343$66,540#556$54,779
309Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education Kirkland, WA$72,343$66,540#557$54,779
310Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN$72,282$77,545#176$53,101

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at Seattle University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$104,093$132,795$41,000
Graduate/Professional Certificate$117,873$150,502$44,537

Other Majors at Seattle University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$128,314$85,285#54 of 349
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$111,410$79,073#30 of 258
Business/Managerial Economics$102,249—#9 of 84
Finance and Financial Management Services$99,791$55,823#56 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$97,466$70,570#65 of 796
Mechanical Engineering$96,218$67,851#74 of 318
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$90,918$81,021#346 of 966
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$88,308—#15 of 93
Civil Engineering$81,559$69,151#165 of 233
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$81,464$102,664#66 of 253
Mathematics$80,592$57,551#83 of 309
English Language and Literature$78,906—#2 of 576
Criminal Justice and Corrections$74,018$51,100#15 of 660
Marketing$72,518$44,714#151 of 516
International Business$69,201—#76 of 115
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$64,098$35,398#54 of 476
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$63,496—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$63,465—#43 of 265
Political Science and Government$63,443$41,474#245 of 565
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$62,385$30,256#6 of 144
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$61,021$33,821#31 of 158
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$60,291$32,663#25 of 137
Biology$58,242$37,063#408 of 841
Psychology$57,993$37,452#138 of 1027
Communication and Media Studies$57,599$39,316#227 of 660
Social Work$57,349—#84 of 420
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$57,093$28,082#102 of 225
International/Globalization Studies$56,590—#43 of 87
Security Science and Technology$56,265$37,557#27 of 45
Design and Applied Arts$53,117—#147 of 299

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $46,598 one year after graduating and $72,360 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Seattle University ranks #307 by median pay four years after graduation, and #555 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 6% more than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,000.

← All data for Seattle 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.