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Bachelor's-15% vs national median1,061 grads tracked

Business Administration, Management and Operations at Chicago State University

Ranked 286th of 402 bachelor's programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$45,675
middle 50%: $32,704 – $60,989
Median · 5 years out
$58,692
middle 50%: $43,178 – $77,947
Median · 10 years out
$71,623
middle 50%: $51,313 – $97,761

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business Administration, Management and Operations (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Chicago State University's bachelor's program in Business Administration, Management and Operations earn a median $45,675 one year after graduating, rising to $71,623 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 15% below the national median of $68,678 for this field, ranking 286th of 402 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
6.9 yrs
≈ $7,786 total interest

Same major at other universities

Kent State University
$59,420 · 5 yrs out
Mary Baldwin University
$59,411 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southern University
$58,884 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii - West Oahu
$58,867 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$58,751 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary of the Woods College
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Medgar Evers College
$58,650 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
$58,649 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$58,618 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$58,381 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Buffalo State University
$58,236 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Chicago State University

Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$152,065 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$152,065 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$113,931 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$105,999 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Library Science (Master's)
$99,481 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$98,381 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$89,678 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$89,458 · 5 yrs out
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Bachelor's)
$80,472 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$79,542 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$79,284 · 5 yrs out

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