Is a Business Administration, Management and Operations degree worth it?
Across 1,180 schools, graduates of Business Administration, Management and Operations earn a median $62,440 five years out on $23,492 of debt — most often working as General and Operations Managers. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$62,440
Median debt
$23,492
Years to pay off
3.7
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
49%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+5.1%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
14.6%
$69,347 vs $59,195
Net price
$18,809/yr
Debt-test failures
5.5%
of programs
'Real' premium
+$3,959
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Business Administration, Management and Operations in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.