Which Oklahoma business administration program has the lowest debt?

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus reports the lowest median federal debt, $15,000, with first-year pay of $61,373.

How much do business administration graduates earn in Oklahoma?

The median across 19 Oklahoma business administration bachelor's programs is $43,762 in the first year after graduating and $53,998 five years after.

How many business administration bachelor's programs are in Oklahoma?

19 Oklahoma programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 17 of them also report federal debt.

Business Administration (Bachelor's) Programs in Oklahoma, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

19 programs report first-year pay
17 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Business Administration, Management and Operations

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Oklahoma business administration bachelor's program pays its graduates $43,762 in their first year, $1,634 less than the national median. University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus reports the highest first-year pay ($61,373), and University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus the lowest median debt ($15,000).

Median first-year pay$43,762National $45,396

Median pay after 5 years$53,998National $62,714

Median federal debt$25,000National $26,000

Debt-to-earnings56%National 55%

All 19 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman · public	$61,373	Not reported	$15,000	24%
2	Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology (Oklahoma)Tulsa · private for-profit	$56,180	Not reported	$34,250	61%
3	Southern Nazarene UniversityBethany · private nonprofit	$55,107	$63,712	$26,037	47%
4	Mid-America Christian UniversityOklahoma City · private nonprofit	$53,164	$54,348	$31,625	59%
5	University of Central OklahomaEdmond · public	$46,410	$57,688	$25,000	54%
6	Oklahoma StateStillwater · public	$45,200	$60,919	$22,472	50%
7	University of TulsaTulsa · private nonprofit	$45,038	Not reported	$25,000	56%
8	Oklahoma Panhandle StateGoodwell · public	$44,397	$55,324	$25,000	56%
9	Northwestern Oklahoma StateAlva · public	$44,000	$48,882	$18,172	41%
10	Southwestern Oklahoma StateWeatherford · public	$43,762	$51,852	$22,356	51%
11	Northeastern StateTahlequah · public	$43,690	$53,647	$23,056	53%
12	Rogers StateClaremore · public	$41,551	$55,749	$25,088	60%
13	Southwestern Christian UniversityBethany · private nonprofit	$38,812	$46,105	$40,416	104%
14	East Central UniversityAda · public	$38,401	$49,535	$21,200	55%
15	Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa · private nonprofit	$37,748	$58,038	$28,137	75%
16	Cameron UniversityLawton · public	$37,143	$53,051	$27,000	73%
17	University of Science and Arts of OklahomaChickasha · public	$35,647	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
18	Southeastern Oklahoma StateDurant · public	$34,947	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
19	Langston UniversityLangston · public	$30,891	$53,466	$32,021	104%

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and Southeastern Oklahoma State report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay. One more program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

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

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

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 17 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus$61,373
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology (Oklahoma)$56,180
Southern Nazarene University$55,107
Mid-America Christian University$53,164
University of Central Oklahoma$46,410

Lowest median debt

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus$15,000
Northwestern Oklahoma State$18,172
East Central University$21,200
Southwestern Oklahoma State$22,356
Oklahoma State$22,472

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

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

$90,430

Median pay in Oklahoma. 43,890 people work in this job in Oklahoma. 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%: $45,840Top 10%: $202,740

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$60,870

Median pay in Oklahoma. 19,860 people work in this job in Oklahoma. 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%: $39,580Top 10%: $97,610

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$45,430

Median pay in Oklahoma. 15,340 people work in this job in Oklahoma. 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%: $28,460Top 10%: $75,000

Project Management Specialists

$86,240

Median pay in Oklahoma. 11,220 people work in this job in Oklahoma. 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%: $53,990Top 10%: $142,950

Common questions

University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus in Norman reports the highest median first-year pay, $61,373. Its median federal debt is $15,000.

Business Administration (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked1,105 programs by pay and debt Business Administration (Associate's) programs in Oklahoma, ranked7 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
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 Oklahoma rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the business administration bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024