Peirce College Business Administration (Associate's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Associate's in Business Administration, Management and Operations
- Private nonprofit college
- Philadelphia, PA
- About 18 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Peirce College business administration graduates earn more than graduates of most business administration programs nationally, $46,242 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $41,555 in federal loans, more than at more than 99% of business administration programs in the country. It is one of the higher-paying business administration degrees in Pennsylvania.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Pennsylvania and national columns are the medians across all business administration associate's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every Pennsylvania business administration program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Pennsylvania medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $441 a month, or 11.4% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
86% of graduates (19 of 22) were working in Pennsylvania one year after graduating. Prices in the Philadelphia area are about 3% above the national average, so a $46,242 salary here buys what about $45,090 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
$103,130Median pay in Pennsylvania. 172,010 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. 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.
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$65,270Median pay in Pennsylvania. 56,600 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. 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.
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
$46,690Median pay in Pennsylvania. 40,970 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. 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.
Project Management Specialists
$100,150Median pay in Pennsylvania. 36,150 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. 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.
About Peirce College
Business Administration ranks 1st of 2 associate's programs at Peirce College by first-year earnings. The other is Health and Medical Administration ($45,250).
Other business administration associate's programs near Philadelphia
Common questions
The median graduate earns $46,242 one year after graduating. The median across business administration associate's programs in Pennsylvania is $34,154.
The median federal loan balance is $41,555, which ranks 8th lowest of 8 business administration associate's programs in Pennsylvania. That works out to about $441 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 90% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 38%. Compare the cost with other Pennsylvania programs before deciding.
Most do. 86% (19 of 22) were working in Pennsylvania one year after graduating.
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 Pennsylvania 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