Business Administration, Management and Operations at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Whitewater, WI · Bachelor's Degree · about 175 graduates a year

$55,477
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$73,415
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,257
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#277 of 1176
Rank by pay
#203 of 1176
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,125
Median federal debt

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 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 30% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 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
…
274Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT$73,566$75,558#224$51,126
275Drake University Des Moines, IA$73,523$77,337#183$47,806
276Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, IN$73,449$78,797#157$52,891
277University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI$73,415$76,392#203$55,477
278Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA$73,358$74,606#250$58,707
279Norwich University Northfield, VT$73,203$75,186#235$46,409
280Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL$73,176$71,895#330$52,724

Other Majors at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
International Business$89,687$47,225#19 of 115
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$81,385$70,016#14 of 19
Computer and Information Sciences$79,799$52,995#299 of 459
Accounting and Related Services$78,762$61,926#277 of 796
Economics$77,395$46,404#198 of 368
Finance and Financial Management Services$72,928$55,874#286 of 452
Business/Commerce$68,873$49,965#83 of 271
Marketing$67,317$47,664#244 of 516
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$67,300$45,373#25 of 67
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$63,936$35,693#40 of 265
Mathematics$63,850$50,285#221 of 309
Criminology$63,365$40,060#16 of 113
Human Resources Management and Services$62,750$52,071#142 of 187
Geography and Cartography$62,589$37,521#40 of 117
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$60,386—#25 of 37
Public Administration$60,383$44,951#28 of 47
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$60,241$40,494#88 of 476
Chemistry$58,170$48,903#172 of 209
Biology$58,118$38,331#415 of 841
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$56,878—#141 of 215
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$56,575$42,722#108 of 225
Communication and Media Studies$55,152$39,367#302 of 660
Political Science and Government$54,074$39,042#451 of 565
Social Work$52,888$37,952#181 of 420
International/Globalization Studies$52,885—#57 of 87
Psychology$52,284$38,376#386 of 1027
Special Education and Teaching$51,908$47,592#78 of 177
Journalism$50,970$36,139#129 of 187
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$50,827$42,256#176 of 345
Sociology$50,827$36,411#274 of 462

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $55,477 one year after graduating and $73,415 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 1176 colleges reporting earnings for business administration, management and operations graduates, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater ranks #277 by median pay four years after graduation, and #203 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business administration, management and operations at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 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 $22,125.

← All data for University of Wisconsin-Whitewater · 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.