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Bachelor's-12% vs national median241 grads tracked

Business Administration, Management and Operations at Bethany Lutheran College

Ranked 261st of 402 bachelor's programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,182
middle 50%: $30,637 – $52,893
Median · 5 years out
$60,657
middle 50%: $48,487 – $77,008
Median · 10 years out
$85,898
middle 50%: $56,676 – $106,150

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 Bethany Lutheran College's bachelor's program in Business Administration, Management and Operations earn a median $41,182 one year after graduating, rising to $85,898 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 12% below the national median of $68,678 for this field, ranking 261st 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
6.8 yrs
≈ $8,063 total interest

Same major at other universities

Purdue University Fort Wayne
$60,913 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Morris
$60,908 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$60,817 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - New Kensington
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
$60,682 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University
$60,657 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$60,544 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Missouri State University
$60,541 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Morrisville
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Greater Allegheny
$60,387 · 5 yrs out
Winthrop University
$60,257 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Brockport
$60,185 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Bethany Lutheran College

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$60,657 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$55,687 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (Bachelor's)
$53,243 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Bachelor's)
$52,765 · 5 yrs out
Psychology, General (Bachelor's)
$52,765 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$52,311 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$47,216 · 5 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's)
$46,777 · 5 yrs out

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