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Bachelor's+42% vs national median2,158 grads tracked

Business Administration, Management and Operations at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Ranked 8th of 402 bachelor's programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$68,446
middle 50%: $51,271 – $83,213
Median · 5 years out
$97,774
middle 50%: $70,471 – $126,047
Median · 10 years out
$134,273
middle 50%: $89,697 – $190,883

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

Business Administration graduates earn a median of $68k in their first year. By year ten, salaries reach $134k.

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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

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

Paid off in
4.3 yrs
≈ $4,762 total interest

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