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Highest earning business administration programs in Indiana
Indiana business administration programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | Winona Lake | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $62,251 | 36 |
| 2 | Ball State University | Muncie | Public, 4-year | $60,526 | 34 |
| 3 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | Marion | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $58,880 | 469 |
| 4 | Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global | Marion | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $58,880 | 469 |
| 5 | Purdue University Global | West Lafayette | Public, 4-year | $57,308 | 688 |
| 6 | Purdue University-Main Campus | West Lafayette | Public, 4-year | $57,106 | 200 |
| 7 | Indiana Institute of Technology | Fort Wayne | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $53,894 | 262 |
| 8 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Public, 4-year | $53,101 | 104 |
| 9 | Saint Mary's College | Notre Dame | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $52,891 | 42 |
| 10 | Marian University | Indianapolis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $50,740 | 42 |
| 11 | Bethel University | Mishawaka | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $50,112 | 44 |
| 12 | Oakland City University | Oakland City | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $49,245 | 66 |
| 13 | Indiana University-East | Richmond | Public, 4-year | $47,114 | 182 |
| 14 | Purdue University Northwest | Hammond | Public, 4-year | $44,971 | 58 |
| 15 | Indiana State University | Terre Haute | Public, 4-year | $44,868 | 32 |
| 16 | University of Indianapolis | Indianapolis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $44,216 | 92 |
| 17 | Valparaiso University | Valparaiso | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $44,100 | 36 |
| 18 | Trine University | Angola | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $43,504 | 61 |
| 19 | Purdue University Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne | Public, 4-year | $42,902 | 92 |
| 20 | University of Southern Indiana | Evansville | Public, 4-year | $40,892 | 73 |
| 21 | Manchester University | North Manchester | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $39,185 | 34 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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