Los Angeles Pacific University Business Administration (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

  • Bachelor's in Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Private nonprofit university
  • Glendora, CA
  • About 76 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

Los Angeles Pacific University business administration graduates earn more than graduates of most business administration programs nationally, $64,398 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $33,052 in federal loans, more than at 90% of business administration programs in the country. It is one of the higher-paying business administration degrees in California.

First-year earnings$64,39895th percentile of 1,105 programs nationally
Median federal debt$33,05251st lowest of 56 California programs
Debt-to-earnings51%California median 39%, national 55%

How it compares

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

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

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

Los Angeles Pacific UniversityOther California programs

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Does family income change the outcome?

Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned $31,957 less in their first year than other graduates. They also borrowed more. Students who expect to rely on grants should weigh this gap.

Pell Grant recipients, year 1 earnings$55,890Median debt $35,228
Other graduates, year 1 earnings$87,847Median debt $29,853

Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $350 a month, or 6.5% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

85% of graduates (111 of 130) were working in California one year after graduating. Prices in the Los Angeles area are about 14% above the national average, so a $64,398 salary here buys what about $56,705 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

$124,390

Median pay in California. 300,840 people work in this job in California. 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%: $60,370Top 10%: $293,810

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$77,590

Median pay in California. 149,230 people work in this job in California. 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%: $50,870Top 10%: $121,650

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$54,870

Median pay in California. 109,180 people work in this job in California. 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%: $38,860Top 10%: $77,590

Project Management Specialists

$120,910

Median pay in California. 114,380 people work in this job in California. 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%: $69,180Top 10%: $188,560

About Los Angeles Pacific University

Business Administration ranks 1st of 4 bachelor's programs at Los Angeles Pacific University by first-year earnings. The top three are Business Administration ($64,398), Health Sciences ($42,012), and Clinical and Counseling Psychology ($41,803).

Other business administration bachelor's programs near Glendora

Common questions

The median graduate earns $64,398 one year after graduating. The median across business administration bachelor's programs in California is $48,786.

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 California 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

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

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