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Best Schools for Business Administration in 2026

1169 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Business Administration, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Business Administration graduate earns $46,892/yr across 1169 schools.

Programs Ranked
1169
Avg Earnings
$46,892/yr
Avg DW Score
61/100
AI Risk
High
52% task exposure

All Business Administration Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

# School DW Score Earnings ROI
1 Bismarck State College
Bismarck, ND · Public 		89
85–90 		$100,668/yr 61.8x
2 University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · Public 		87
83–87 		$90,008/yr 23.4x
3 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC · Public 		87
83–87 		$85,618/yr 33.9x
4 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · Public 		86
82–87 		$93,674/yr 19.4x
5 Brigham Young University
Provo, UT · Private nonprofit 		85
80–85 		$71,163/yr 37.3x
6 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA · Public 		84
79–84 		$71,876/yr 22.2x
7 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA · Public 		83
78–83 		$73,557/yr 19.5x
8 University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD · Public 		83
77–83 		$65,842/yr 21.2x
9 Colorado State University Global
Aurora, CO · Public 		83
78–83 		$69,863/yr 25.2x
10 Great Basin College
Elko, NV · Public 		82
77–83 		$64,807/yr 50.5x
11 Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, NJ · Public 		82
77–83 		$69,147/yr 29.5x
12 The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX · Public 		82
76–82 		$66,289/yr 19.4x
13 Weber State University
Ogden, UT · Public 		82
77–83 		$65,966/yr 31.9x
14 University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI · Public 		82
76–82 		$67,699/yr 19.6x
15 Utah Valley University
Orem, UT · Public 		81
75–82 		$60,132/yr 31.5x
16 Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT · Private nonprofit 		81
76–81 		$66,432/yr 22.9x
17 California State University Maritime Academy
Vallejo, CA · Public 		80
74–81 		$57,265/yr 26.3x
18 University of Idaho
Moscow, ID · Public 		80
74–81 		$59,334/yr 22.3x
19 University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD · Public 		80
75–81 		$62,634/yr 23.8x
20 Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE · Private nonprofit 		80
74–81 		$60,931/yr 21.7x
21 City University of Seattle
Seattle, WA · Private nonprofit 		80
76–81 		$79,592/yr 14.1x
22 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide
Daytona Beach, FL · Private nonprofit 		80
75–81 		$66,999/yr 17.4x
23 Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA · Public 		79
73–79 		$55,001/yr 23.5x
24 Charter Oak State College
New Britain, CT · Public 		79
73–79 		$62,742/yr 20.4x
25 Brigham Young University-Idaho
Rexburg, ID · Private nonprofit 		79
73–79 		$53,635/yr 39.1x
26 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL · Public 		79
74–80 		$68,442/yr 13.9x
27 North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, NC · Public 		79
73–80 		$56,877/yr 21.8x
28 Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH · Public 		79
74–80 		$67,823/yr 13.4x
29 University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT · Public 		79
73–79 		$53,806/yr 21.5x
30 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI · Public 		79
73–79 		$57,809/yr 21.7x
31 Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN · Public 		79
73–80 		$57,106/yr 20.3x
32 American Public University System
Charles Town, WV · Private for-profit 		79
73–80 		$61,687/yr 21.0x
33 University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR · Public 		78
72–79 		$56,456/yr 19.5x
34 California State University-East Bay
Hayward, CA · Public 		78
72–79 		$51,549/yr 26.6x
35 University of Florida
Gainesville, FL · Public 		78
72–78 		$52,032/yr 27.9x
36 Ball State University
Muncie, IN · Public 		78
72–78 		$60,526/yr 17.0x
37 University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS · Public 		78
72–78 		$55,633/yr 17.2x
38 Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI · Public 		78
73–79 		$71,253/yr 13.1x
39 Binghamton University
Vestal, NY · Public 		78
72–79 		$47,971/yr 22.6x
40 Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH · Public 		78
73–79 		$61,423/yr 15.6x
41 James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA · Public 		78
72–78 		$65,931/yr 14.2x
42 Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA · Public 		78
72–79 		$53,402/yr 20.7x
43 University of Florida-Online
Gainesville, FL · Public 		78
72–79 		$52,032/yr 46.6x
44 Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global
Marion, IN · Private nonprofit 		78
72–78 		$58,880/yr 20.4x
45 Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ · Public 		77
72–78 		$61,117/yr 15.5x
46 San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA · Public 		77
71–78 		$48,184/yr 25.9x
47 Iowa State University
Ames, IA · Public 		77
71–78 		$57,188/yr 17.6x
48 University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA · Public 		77
71–77 		$64,138/yr 12.1x
49 University of Minnesota-Crookston
Crookston, MN · Public 		77
71–78 		$58,805/yr 14.9x
50 Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY · Private nonprofit 		77
73–77 		$113,777/yr 4.5x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Business Administration?
Based on our DegreeWorth Score, Bismarck State College ranks #1 for Business Administration with a score of 89/100 and graduate earnings of $100,668/yr.
How much do Business Administration graduates earn?
Across 1169 schools, Business Administration graduates earn an average of $46,892/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $113,777/yr.
Is Business Administration a good major for AI resistance?
Business Administration has an average AI task exposure of 52%, rated "High". This field has significant AI exposure. Check individual program pages for scenario analysis.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.