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Bachelor's-12% vs national median205 grads tracked

Business Administration, Management and Operations at Pennsylvania State University (The) - Wilkes-Barre

Ranked 268th of 402 bachelor's programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,467
middle 50%: $28,285 – $51,158
Median · 5 years out
$60,177
middle 50%: $46,240 – $80,367
Median · 10 years out
$72,799
middle 50%: $52,803 – $110,237

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 Pennsylvania State University (The) - Wilkes-Barre's bachelor's program in Business Administration, Management and Operations earn a median $39,467 one year after graduating, rising to $72,799 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 12% below the national median of $68,678 for this field, ranking 268th 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
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,324 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
University of West Georgia
$60,173 · 5 yrs out
Erskine College
$60,095 · 5 yrs out
Dalton State College
$60,029 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
$59,996 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Tech University
$59,915 · 5 yrs out
University of New Orleans (The)
$59,858 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Pennsylvania State University (The) - Wilkes-Barre

Surveying Engineering (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$79,495 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,802 · 5 yrs out
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$62,520 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$60,761 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$58,574 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Associate)
$58,574 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Associate)
$53,578 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Associate)
$53,578 · 5 yrs out

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