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Business Administration at Ottawa University-Milwaukee

Brookfield, WI · Private nonprofit · Bachelor's Degree · Business Administration, Management and Operations
57 /100
DegreeOutlook Score (Base Case)
58
Optimistic
57
Base Case
51
Pessimistic
Earnings $51,627/yr (10% vs median)
AI Risk High (47% exposed)
Job Market Very Large (1,753,300 openings/yr)
Ranked #782 of 1,169 Business Administration programs

How AI Changes the Outlook

Three scenarios based on how aggressively AI disrupts the career paths available to Business Administration graduates.

Optimistic
No Disruption		 Base Case
Gradual AI		 Pessimistic
Aggressive AI
10-Year Earnings $530K $527K $487K
Probability of Field Employment 47% 43% 32%
DegreeOutlook Score 58 57 51

10-Year Earnings Projection

*Year 1 uses actual reported earnings. Scenarios diverge as AI impact compounds over time.

Median Debt at Graduation
$20,000
4.6 months of Year 1 earnings
Reported Earnings (5 Year)
$56,507
9% growth from Year 1

Program Analysis

At $51,627 per year, Business Administration graduates from Ottawa University-Milwaukee earn slightly above the $46,892 national median. The premium is real but not dramatic.

AI risk is moderate — 47% task exposure — and the 8% scenario spread suggests disruption would dent but not destroy the earnings outlook.

The median debt load of $20,000 represents less than half a year of starting salary — among the lightest debt-to-income ratios we track.

At #782 out of 1,169 programs, Ottawa University-Milwaukee's financial outcomes for Business Administration trail the majority of peers. The value case depends on other factors.

Earnings growth is modest: $51,627 to $56,507 over five years (9% gain). This field may have a lower salary ceiling than high-growth professions.

About Ottawa University-Milwaukee

with a smaller student body of 57 in Brookfield, WI. With 46% of students on Pell Grants, the campus draws from a broad economic spectrum.

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Top Career Paths

Chief executives $206,420/yr
Computer and information systems managers $171,200/yr
Architectural and engineering managers $167,740/yr
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Business Administration at Other Schools

Manhattan College ($113,777) Bismarck State College ($100,668) Maine Maritime Academy ($98,743) Carnegie Mellon University ($95,891) University of Michigan-Ann Arbor ($93,674) University of Pennsylvania ($91,443) University of California-Berkeley ($90,008) Emory University ($85,682)

Other Majors at Ottawa University-Milwaukee

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing ($76,207) Health and Medical Administrative Services ($75,385) Accounting and Related Services ($51,664) Human Resources Management and Services ($49,063) Psychology, General ($39,596) Human Services, General ($35,168) Communication and Media Studies ($33,465)

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Trade programs often mean less time in school, lower student debt, and hands-on career paths that tend to be more resilient to AI disruption.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Ottawa University-Milwaukee's Business Administration program score?
A score of 57/100 reflects decent absolute metrics, but Ottawa University-Milwaukee trails the majority of Business Administration programs on relative rankings. Context matters more than the raw number.
How vulnerable is Business Administration to AI automation?
AI won't 'replace' Business Administration careers outright, but it is likely to reduce the number of job openings. We model 47% task exposure, which compresses field employment probability in our scenarios.
Scores use College Scorecard earnings, BLS employment projections, and AI task-exposure research. See full methodology →