Business Administration, Management and Operations at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

La Crosse, WI · Bachelor's Degree · about 117 graduates a year

$52,521
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$67,521
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#462 of 1176
Rank by pay
#395 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,250
Median federal debt

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse graduates in business administration, management and operations earn 1% less 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 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 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
…
459Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL$67,529$76,651#197$46,123
460Assumption University Worcester, MA$67,523$59,461#864$56,211
461The University of Tampa Tampa, FL$67,521$71,867#333$46,543
462University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI$67,521$70,259#395$52,521
463University of Toledo Toledo, OH$67,516$72,050#323$51,272
464Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL$67,505$71,850#335$54,167
465Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN$67,478$72,391#315$44,868

Other Majors at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$93,633$65,243#164 of 459
Physics$80,594$54,428#50 of 107
Management Information Systems and Services$80,552$67,661#89 of 166
Accounting and Related Services$78,296$62,450#289 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$76,227$55,965#240 of 452
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$75,197$60,232#97 of 253
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$73,439$68,564#50 of 93
Economics$71,768$53,595#250 of 368
International Business$71,022$49,463#69 of 115
Mathematics$69,288$49,651#164 of 309
Insurance$69,283$52,242#17 of 21
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$68,454$54,290#17 of 49
Biology$67,446$36,823#135 of 841
Marketing$61,191$46,432#375 of 516
Public Administration$60,079$43,632#29 of 47
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$58,908$41,370#33 of 85
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$58,233$30,993#156 of 610
Political Science and Government$57,256$35,281#392 of 565
Communication and Media Studies$56,470$40,293#258 of 660
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$55,614$37,018#122 of 225
Public Health$55,418$41,585#123 of 215
Psychology$55,173$31,327#242 of 1027
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$53,218$44,281#116 of 345
History$50,745$28,013#226 of 459
Sociology$50,737$33,529#276 of 462
Curriculum and Instruction$47,047$45,004—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$46,328$42,706#412 of 680
English Language and Literature$46,043$37,748#379 of 576
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management$44,710$34,490#43 of 55
Archeology$42,939$29,547—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Wisconsin-La Crosse business administration, management and operations graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $52,521 one year after graduating and $67,521 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Wisconsin-La Crosse rank for business administration, management and operations?

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse ranks #462 by median pay four years after graduation, and #395 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business administration, management and operations at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% less than the national median for business administration, management and operations ($68,257), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,250.

← All data for University of Wisconsin-La Crosse · 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.