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Bachelor's-11% vs national median1,026 grads tracked

Business Administration, Management and Operations at Bridgewater College

Ranked 251st of 402 bachelor's programs in Business Administration, Management and Operations by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,582
middle 50%: $31,772 – $55,193
Median · 5 years out
$61,003
middle 50%: $46,628 – $80,154
Median · 10 years out
$73,861
middle 50%: $53,054 – $104,078

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 Bridgewater College's bachelor's program in Business Administration, Management and Operations earn a median $42,582 one year after graduating, rising to $73,861 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% below the national median of $68,678 for this field, ranking 251st 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
6.9 yrs
≈ $7,931 total interest

Same major at other universities

SUNY at Fredonia
$61,437 · 5 yrs out
Bemidji State University
$61,397 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$61,276 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$61,174 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
$61,070 · 5 yrs out
East Central University
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
Angelo State University
$60,998 · 5 yrs out
Rogers State University
$60,997 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Mennonite University
$60,942 · 5 yrs out
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

Other majors at Bridgewater College

Economics (Bachelor's)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,300 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$82,300 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$64,175 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$61,594 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$61,498 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$61,097 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's)
$58,123 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's)
$57,791 · 5 yrs out

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