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Business Administration & Management at San Diego Mesa College

If you are interested in studying Business Administration & Management, you may want to check out the program at San Diego Mesa College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

San Diego Mesa College is in San Diego, CA.

During the most recent reporting year, 258 business administration & management degrees were awarded at San Diego Mesa College.

Online & Distance Learning at San Diego Mesa College

Distance learning is available at San Diego Mesa College. Among 19,212 students, 7,447 (39%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,848 (25%) took at least some classes online.

Business Administration & Management Rankings at San Diego Mesa College

Use these rankings to compare San Diego Mesa College’s Business Administration & Management program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	California	#2 of 177
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#3 of 266
Best Value	Nationwide	#6 of 1,983
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#55 of 183
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#65 of 274
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#273 of 2,012

Earnings for Business Administration & Management Graduates from San Diego Mesa College

Graduates of San Diego Mesa College’s Business Administration & Management program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$17,518
2 years	$24,035
3 years	$37,305
4 years	$50,046
5 years	$55,898

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Business Administration & Management graduates from San Diego Mesa College report median earnings of $50,046, compared with $38,199 for all San Diego Mesa College graduates — about 31% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Business Administration & Management graduates from San Diego Mesa College comes in at $8,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Business Administration & Management graduates at San Diego Mesa College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Business Administration & Management graduates at San Diego Mesa College are 47% women (121) and 53% men (137).

Business Administration & Management Associate’s Program at San Diego Mesa College

Of the 249 associate’s business administration & management degrees awarded at San Diego Mesa College, 47% were women (117) and 53% were men (132).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Business Administration & Management associate’s degree recipients at San Diego Mesa College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	70
Hispanic / Latino	100
Black / African American	17
Asian	34
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	16
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	8

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of Business Administration & Management associate’s degree recipients at San Diego Mesa College, higher than the national average of 51%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Business Administration & Management Concentrations at San Diego Mesa College

This Business Administration & Management program at San Diego Mesa College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Business Administration & Management	249
Office Administration	2
Retail Management	7

Highest-Paying Careers for Business Administration & Management Graduates

Students who finish Business Administration & Management program at San Diego Mesa College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Business Administration & Management graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Geothermal Production Managers	$160,381
Administrative Services Managers	$158,084
Facilities Managers	$157,669
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$146,025
Supply Chain Managers	$138,103
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Security Management Specialists	$128,654
Industrial Production Managers	$126,666
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.