How much debt do Berry College business administration graduates have?

The median federal loan balance is $25,299, which ranks 13th lowest of 35 business administration bachelor's programs in Georgia. That works out to about $268 a month over 10 years.

Is a business administration degree from Berry College worth it?

On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 54% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 55%. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several Georgia programs report higher pay.

Berry College Business Administration (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

Q: Do Berry College business administration graduates stay in Georgia?

Most do. 65% (17 of 26) were working in Georgia one year after graduating.

Bachelor's in Business Administration, Management and Operations
Private nonprofit college
Mount Berry, GA
About 33 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

Berry College business administration graduates earn about what business administration graduates earn nationally, $46,603 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $25,299 in federal loans, close to the national median of $26,000. Several Georgia programs report higher pay.

First-year earnings$46,60356th percentile of 1,105 programs nationally

Earnings after 5 years$63,35736% more than year one

Median federal debt$25,29913th lowest of 35 Georgia programs

Debt-to-earnings54%Georgia median 59%, national 55%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Georgia and national columns are the medians across all business administration bachelor's programs that report the figure.

	Berry College	Georgia	National
Earnings, 1 year after graduating	$46,603	$44,392	$45,396
Earnings, 5 years after graduating	$63,357	$61,411	$62,714
Median federal debt at graduation	$25,299	$26,184	$26,000
Debt as share of first-year pay	54%	59%	55%
Programs compared		36	1,105

Five years out, Berry College graduates earn about the national figure and about $1,946 more than the Georgia median.

Debt and first-year pay at every Georgia business administration program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Georgia medians.

Berry CollegeOther Georgia programs

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

What graduates earn over time

Pay rises about 36% between the first and fifth year.

Berry College grads, year 1$46,603

Berry College grads, year 5$63,357

All Georgia business administration grads, year 5$61,411

Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.

Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $268 a month, or 6.9% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

Two years into repayment (27 borrowers)	Share
Paying down the balance	40–59%

The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

65% of graduates (17 of 26) were working in Georgia one year after graduating. Prices in the Rome area are about 10% below the national average, so a $46,603 salary here buys what about $51,689 buys in a typical US city.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to business administration, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

General and Operations Managers

$103,730

Median pay in Georgia. 111,060 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 285,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $47,440Top 10%: $237,460

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$64,620

Median pay in Georgia. 42,630 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 127,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $43,930Top 10%: $101,900

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$46,150

Median pay in Georgia. 36,900 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 113,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $29,430Top 10%: $75,960

Project Management Specialists

$102,140

Median pay in Georgia. 28,900 people work in this job in Georgia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 76,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $58,290Top 10%: $163,320

About Berry College

Tuition and fees	$41,686 / year
Average net price after aid	$22,320 / year
Admission rate	64%
Graduation rate (within 6 years)	69%
Undergraduate students	2,245

Business Administration ranks 2nd of 8 bachelor's programs at Berry College by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($75,343), Business Administration ($46,603), and Marketing ($45,374).

Other business administration bachelor's programs near Mount Berry

School	Distance	Year 1 pay	Debt
Berry CollegeMount Berry, GA · private nonprofit		$46,603	$25,299
Shorter UniversityRome, GA · private nonprofit	2 mi	$47,140	$37,987
Dalton State CollegeDalton, GA · public	35 mi	$43,424	$18,810
Reinhardt UniversityWaleska, GA · private nonprofit	36 mi	$50,389	$25,000
Kennesaw StateKennesaw, GA · public	39 mi	$52,766	$26,625
Jacksonville StateJacksonville, AL · public	46 mi	$39,729	$25,000
University of West GeorgiaCarrollton, GA · public	50 mi	$44,392	$26,000
UT ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN · public	53 mi	$45,308	$23,000
Oglethorpe UniversityAtlanta, GA · private nonprofit	57 mi	$40,771	$26,000

Common questions

The median graduate earns $46,603 one year after graduating and $63,357 five years after. The median across business administration bachelor's programs in Georgia is $44,392.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Georgia comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the business administration program.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024

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