Bachelor's+5% vs national median5,889 grads tracked
Business Administration, Management and Operations at University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
Ranked 105th of 402 bachelor's programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$44,426
middle 50%: $31,815 – $59,102
Median · 5 years out
$71,766
middle 50%: $52,070 – $95,237
Median · 10 years out
$83,082
middle 50%: $59,234 – $121,185
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
UNC Wilmington business administration graduates earn a median $44,426 in their first year. Median earnings reach $83,082 by year 10.
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.
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Paid off in
6.1 yrs
≈ $7,098 total interest
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$72,189 · 5 yrs out
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$72,159 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend College
$71,966 · 5 yrs out
Christopher Newport University
$71,872 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$71,809 · 5 yrs out
St. Catherine University
$71,768 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Scholastica
$71,534 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
$71,446 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$71,415 · 5 yrs out
Western Connecticut State University
$71,346 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$71,103 · 5 yrs out
Worcester State University
$70,841 · 5 yrs out
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$115,854 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$105,799 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$103,276 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$96,423 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$93,054 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$90,755 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$88,696 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor's)
$83,719 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$80,156 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$79,121 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$78,439 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$75,042 · 5 yrs out
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