Business Administration, Management and Operations at West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV · Bachelor's Degree · about 120 graduates a year

$49,634
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$73,646
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#267 of 1176
Rank by pay
#72 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,000
Median federal debt

West Virginia University graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 8% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 34% of one year’s pay at that point.

How West Virginia 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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264Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$73,660$74,094#262$47,555
265Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, OK$73,651$82,693#107—
266Potomac State College of West Virginia University Keyser, WV$73,646$87,127#71$49,634
267West Virginia University Morgantown, WV$73,646$87,127#72$49,634
268Rowan University Glassboro, NJ$73,631$64,625#655$46,439
269CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY$73,619$70,070#403$45,758
270Southwestern College Winfield, KS$73,596$76,405#202$59,951

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at West Virginia University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$71,286$98,560$30,750

Other Majors at West Virginia University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Mining and Mineral Engineering$109,619$85,897#3 of 7
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,542$79,662#114 of 258
Industrial Engineering$99,180$75,606#41 of 94
Computer Engineering$99,048$76,314#127 of 189
Computer Science$98,277$74,159#183 of 349
Chemical Engineering$96,503$69,875#83 of 158
Management Information Systems and Services$95,324$62,127#34 of 166
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$94,750$72,210#37 of 59
Petroleum Engineering$91,142$68,913#18 of 19
Mechanical Engineering$90,461$71,504#176 of 318
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$83,750$71,298#578 of 966
Civil Engineering$82,117$67,062#159 of 233
Computer and Information Sciences$79,805$65,223#298 of 459
Mathematics$77,144—#105 of 309
Finance and Financial Management Services$76,959$48,645#233 of 452
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$76,662$57,102#15 of 76
Accounting and Related Services$76,135$51,824#329 of 796
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$76,034$63,522#41 of 93
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$75,022$47,232#2 of 29
Landscape Architecture$70,646—#5 of 19
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$70,165$24,463#15 of 64
Marketing$69,357$42,058#199 of 516
Hospitality Administration/Management$68,473$30,363#16 of 137
Economics$68,380—#290 of 368
Business/Managerial Economics$68,161—#65 of 84
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$66,798$36,382#41 of 138
Agricultural Business and Management$66,022$37,779#34 of 77
Business/Commerce$65,372$42,298#119 of 271
Public Health$64,888$37,256#45 of 215
Forestry$64,568$43,228#8 of 31

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $49,634 one year after graduating and $73,646 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, West Virginia University ranks #267 by median pay four years after graduation, and #72 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 8% more than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,000.

← All data for West Virginia 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.