Bachelor's · Louisville, Kentucky

Is Business Administration, Management and Operations at University of Louisville worth it?

Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back in time: graduates typically recover the cost in about 3.6 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating: $59,436; Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating: Not enough graduates to report; Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation: $10,000; NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Net cost to graduate, all families: $63k (likely $63k – $84k); AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4: $26k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in KY; 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback: 3.6 years (likely 2.2–6.1); Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return: $19k (likely −$100k – $174k); Today's dollars
20-year net return: $293k (likely $52k – $609k); Today's dollars
Odds of finishing (school-wide): 60%; Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

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Students heading toward business & money majors like this one often take these classes. Every school offers a different mix, so check with your counselor.

AP classes

AP Microeconomics
AP Macroeconomics
AP Statistics
AP Precalculus or AP Calculus AB

IB Higher Level

Business Management HL
Economics HL

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