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Bachelor's-4% vs national median3,731 grads tracked

Business Administration, Management and Operations at College of Charleston

Ranked 176th of 402 bachelor's programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,965
middle 50%: $31,173 – $55,802
Median · 5 years out
$66,077
middle 50%: $48,218 – $89,631
Median · 10 years out
$84,962
middle 50%: $59,636 – $128,205

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 College of Charleston's bachelor's program in Business Administration, Management and Operations earn a median $42,965 one year after graduating, rising to $84,962 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 4% below the national median of $68,678 for this field, ranking 176th 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
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,537 total interest

Same major at other universities

SUNY Old Westbury
$66,292 · 5 yrs out
Presbyterian College
$66,284 · 5 yrs out
Longwood University
$66,167 · 5 yrs out
Georgia College & State University
$66,165 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$66,147 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$66,100 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Parkside
$66,004 · 5 yrs out
Agnes Scott College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
University of Lynchburg
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$65,872 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
$65,835 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at College of Charleston

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$121,352 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$99,015 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$96,281 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$95,876 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$89,476 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$77,926 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Bachelor's)
$76,854 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$75,391 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$73,075 · 5 yrs out
International Business (Bachelor's)
$71,457 · 5 yrs out

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