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Business Administration & Management at Santa Monica College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Business Administration & Management, consider the program at Santa Monica College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Santa Monica College is located in Santa Monica, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 405 business administration & management degrees were awarded at Santa Monica College.

Studying Online at Santa Monica College

Many students take online classes at Santa Monica College. Among 23,453 students, 8,360 (36%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 9,306 (40%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Business Administration & Management Graduates from Santa Monica College

Those who finish Santa Monica College’s Business Administration & Management program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$43,398
5 years	$58,293

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Business Administration & Management graduates from Santa Monica College earn a median of $43,398, compared with $34,648 for all Santa Monica College graduates — about 25% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Business Administration & Management graduates at Santa Monica College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Business Administration & Management graduates at Santa Monica College are 47% women (192) and 53% men (213).

Business Administration & Management Associate’s Program at Santa Monica College

Among the 398 associate’s business administration & management graduates at Santa Monica College, 47% were women (189) and 53% were men (209).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	84
Hispanic / Latino	151
Black / African American	31
Asian	36
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	25
International (Nonresident)	57
Unknown	13

Minority students account for 61% of Business Administration & Management associate’s degree recipients at Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica College

This Business Administration & Management program at Santa Monica College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Business Administration & Management	382
Supply Chain Management	11
Office Administration	12

Best-Paid Careers for Business Administration & Management Graduates

Students who finish Business Administration & Management program at Santa Monica College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-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.