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Data & Insights—Which colleges pay off?

For business administration, Carnegie Mellon pays most

Carnegie Mellon University business administration graduates earn $161k four years out, 2.3× the field's US median of $70k

$50k$100k$150kMedian debtat graduation, US$Carnegie Mellon University: $161kCarnegie Mellon University$161k$23kUniversity of Michigan-Ann Arbor: $145kUniversity of Michigan-AnnArbor$145k$19kUniversity of California-Berkeley: $145kUniversity ofCalifornia-Berkeley$145k$11kUniversity of Pennsylvania: $137kUniversity of Pennsylvania$137k$20kEmory University: $137kEmory University$137k$20kUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: $136kUniversity of North Carolinaat Chapel Hill$136k$14kBoston College: $123kBoston College$123k$18kBismarck State College: $123kBismarck State College$123k$15k
Source · College Scorecard, US Department of Education
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College Scorecard, US Department of Education (retrieved 2026-09-22). Sample: 2,268 graduates followed across these 8 colleges, of 151,032 graduates of the field the Scorecard follows.

Carnegie Mellon University: $161k

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: $145k

University of California-Berkeley: $145k

Bismarck State College, last of 8: $123k

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