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Bachelor's-15% vs national median1,774 grads tracked

Business Administration, Management and Operations at SUNY Buffalo State University

Ranked 292nd of 402 bachelor's programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,613
middle 50%: $29,582 – $50,871
Median · 5 years out
$58,236
middle 50%: $45,351 – $75,794
Median · 10 years out
$69,665
middle 50%: $52,872 – $96,737

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 SUNY Buffalo State University's bachelor's program in Business Administration, Management and Operations earn a median $39,613 one year after graduating, rising to $69,665 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 15% below the national median of $68,678 for this field, ranking 292nd 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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,479 total interest

Same major at other universities

Chicago State University
$58,692 · 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
Purdue University - North Central
$58,224 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$58,221 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$58,186 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Schuylkill
$58,176 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina Beaufort
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$58,061 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at SUNY Buffalo State University

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$85,725 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$70,651 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$70,651 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$64,503 · 5 yrs out

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