University of the District of Columbia Business Administration (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Business Administration, Management and Operations
- Public university
- Washington, DC
- About 60 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
University of the District of Columbia business administration graduates earn less than graduates of most business administration programs nationally, $35,894 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $32,500 in federal loans, more than at 90% of business administration programs in the country. Several District of Columbia programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The District of Columbia and national columns are the medians across all business administration bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, University of the District of Columbia graduates earn more than the national figure but about $2,661 less than the District of Columbia median.
Debt and first-year pay at every District of Columbia business administration program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the District of Columbia medians.
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 94% between the first and fifth year.
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 $345 a month, or 11.5% 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
64% of graduates (21 of 33) were working in District of Columbia one year after graduating. Prices in the Washington area are about 9% above the national average, so a $35,894 salary here buys what about $32,965 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
$168,000Median pay in District of Columbia. 36,150 people work in this job in District of Columbia. 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
$79,200Median pay in District of Columbia. 4,080 people work in this job in District of Columbia. 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
$58,470Median pay in District of Columbia. 1,470 people work in this job in District of Columbia. 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
$104,900Median pay in District of Columbia. 5,170 people work in this job in District of Columbia. 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 the District of Columbia
Business Administration ranks 7th of 7 bachelor's programs at University of the District of Columbia by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer Science ($65,524), Accounting ($61,610), and Political Science ($49,935).
Other business administration bachelor's programs near Washington
Common questions
The median graduate earns $35,894 one year after graduating and $69,464 five years after. The median across business administration bachelor's programs in District of Columbia is $57,490.
The median federal loan balance is $32,500, which ranks 6th lowest of 7 business administration bachelor's programs in District of Columbia. That works out to about $345 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 91% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 55%. Compare the cost with other District of Columbia programs before deciding.
Most do. 64% (21 of 33) were working in District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia 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