Business Administration, Management and Operations at Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI · Bachelor's Degree · about 50 graduates a year

$63,285
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$81,670
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#120 of 1176
Rank by pay
#87 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,000
Median federal debt

Marquette University graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 20% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 31% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Marquette 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
…
117Menlo College Atherton, CA$81,996$74,611#249$50,306
118University of Idaho Moscow, ID$81,967$87,160#70$59,334
119Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA$81,840$74,523#252$54,432
120Marquette University Milwaukee, WI$81,670$84,982#87$63,285
121Regis University Denver, CO$81,628$76,338#204$60,101
122Augustana College Rock Island, IL$81,562$80,134#137$50,210
123Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID$81,489$86,652#77$53,635

Other Business Administration, Management and Operations Credentials at Marquette University

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Master's Degree$117,734$140,858$38,819

Other Majors at Marquette University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$106,686$81,797#47 of 258
International Business$102,306$59,255#9 of 115
Real Estate$99,583$58,246#6 of 25
Accounting and Related Services$99,086$67,665#55 of 796
Computer and Information Sciences$98,108$70,530#129 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$97,719$67,888#64 of 452
Computer Engineering$97,608$69,664#135 of 189
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,728$73,526#49 of 118
Mechanical Engineering$93,764$73,049#111 of 318
Biology$88,921$28,555#8 of 841
Civil Engineering$88,144$68,386#72 of 233
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$88,069$74,574#421 of 966
Economics$82,722$46,400#157 of 368
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$82,520—#61 of 253
Marketing$82,233$53,415#60 of 516
Business/Managerial Economics$81,897$53,345#36 of 84
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$78,125$31,173#4 of 64
Mathematics$76,620$47,141#107 of 309
Political Science and Government$74,008$38,225#80 of 565
Business/Corporate Communications$71,711$39,816#4 of 25
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$66,501—#32 of 215
International Relations and National Security Studies$66,180$43,290#60 of 118
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$64,978$40,583#71 of 178
Journalism$63,322$38,700#27 of 187
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$62,473—#15 of 137
Communication and Media Studies$60,482$36,443#161 of 660
Psychology$60,338$35,076#94 of 1027
History$59,529$36,907#65 of 459
Criminology$59,083$35,650#33 of 113
Sociology$57,131—#124 of 462

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $63,285 one year after graduating and $81,670 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, Marquette University ranks #120 by median pay four years after graduation, and #87 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 20% 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 Marquette 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.