Business Administration, Management and Operations graduates from Florida Southern College earn $65,104 median salary, below the national average for this program. Median debt: $23,250.

Business Administration, Management and Operations at Florida Southern College

Lakeland, Florida • Bachelor's

Median Earnings
$65,104
Graduates earn below the national average for this program

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Business Administration, Management and Operations at Florida Southern College

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for Florida Southern College and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for Business Administration, Management and Operations at the bachelor's credential level. The FOS file is keyed by CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) code, which means earnings and debt figures here reflect only graduates of this specific program – not the school as a whole. IPEDS reports 120 completers in the most recent cohort for this program at Florida Southern College, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.

Median graduate earnings of $65,104 represent Treasury-derived wages, deferred compensation, and positive self-employment earnings four years after program completion for federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. Compared to the national mean of $65,751 across all institutions offering Business Administration, Management and Operations, graduates here earn below the national average for this program. Across all programs at Florida Southern College, the mean median-earnings figure is $65,290, providing internal context for whether this specific field out-earns other options at the same institution.

Debt signals complete the ROI picture. The median cumulative federal loan debt for Business Administration, Management and Operations graduates at Florida Southern College is $23,250, which translates to roughly $194 per month on a standard 10-year repayment plan. The descriptive debt-to-earnings ratio is 0.36: reported annual earnings exceed cumulative debt. This is a PlainCollege comparison, not a federal gainful-employment verdict. Program-level debt and four-year post-completion earnings come from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard field-of-study snapshot retrieved in March 2026.

Earnings Comparison

This School
$65,104
Business Administration, Management and Operations
National Average
$65,751
All schools, same program
School Average
$65,290
All programs at Florida Southern College

Program Details

Bachelor's
Credential Level
120
Completers (IPEDS)
1,561
Schools Offering

Debt & ROI

$23,250
Median Debt
0.36
Debt-to-Earnings (Favorable)
$194/mo
Est. Monthly Payment
$65,104
Median Earnings

Business Administration, Management and Operations at Other Schools

School Median Earnings Median Debt
Carnegie Mellon University $160,783 $23,250
Johns Hopkins University $147,384 -
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor $144,654 $19,000
University of California-Berkeley $144,599 $11,300
University of Pennsylvania $136,806 $20,348
Emory University $136,731 $19,500
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $135,874 $14,239
Maine Maritime Academy $123,155 $27,000
Boston College $123,144 $18,125
Bismarck State College $122,948 $15,250

About the Data

Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Field of Study file. Earnings are median earnings for graduates after completion, drawn from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal financial aid applicants. Institutional characteristics come from IPEDS. Debt figures represent the median cumulative federal loan debt at graduation.

Debt-to-earnings ratio compares cumulative debt to annual earnings. A ratio below 1.0 indicates that annual earnings exceed total debt, generally considered favorable. Estimated monthly payments assume a standard 10-year repayment plan.

PlainCollege's Scorecard snapshots, retrieved March–July 2026, contain 6,243 postsecondary institutions and 70,827 school-and-program earnings records.