University of New England Business Administration (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Business Administration, Management and Operations
- Private nonprofit university
- Biddeford, ME
- About 27 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
University of New England business administration graduates earn more than graduates of most business administration programs nationally, $55,830 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $26,920 in federal loans, close to the national median of $26,000. It is one of the higher-paying business administration degrees in Maine.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Maine and national columns are the medians across all business administration bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every Maine business administration program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Maine 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 $285 a month, or 6.1% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
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
Prices in the Portland area are about 2% above the national average, so a $55,830 salary here buys what about $54,812 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
$98,860Median pay in Maine. 14,770 people work in this job in Maine. 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
$67,530Median pay in Maine. 6,000 people work in this job in Maine. 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
$53,580Median pay in Maine. 5,760 people work in this job in Maine. 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
$101,830Median pay in Maine. 2,620 people work in this job in Maine. 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 University of New England
Business Administration ranks 3rd of 12 bachelor's programs at University of New England by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($77,895), Dental Hygiene and Assisting ($59,851), and Business Administration ($55,830).
Other business administration bachelor's programs near Biddeford
Common questions
The median graduate earns $55,830 one year after graduating. The median across business administration bachelor's programs in Maine is $45,388.
The median federal loan balance is $26,920, which ranks 5th lowest of 10 business administration bachelor's programs in Maine. That works out to about $285 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 48% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 55%.
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 Maine 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