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Best Online Organizational Management Degree Programs (2026)
Updated September 7, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Key takeaway: Organizational management (CIP 52.0206) is the applied degree for running a department or a nonprofit: budgeting, people, process, and the politics of getting work through an existing institution. It is not organizational leadership, which is the theory-and-influence degree, and it is not a general MBA. Purdue Global and UAGC sell it as a bachelor’s and master’s for working adults who already supervise someone. In IPEDS 2024, 121 institutions reported bachelor’s-or-higher completions in the CIP codes used for this guide, and 118 of those institutions reported offering distance-education programs (IPEDS 2024). Compare accredited programs below.
The CIP family is small and overlaps nonprofit management. Read the required course list. If it is mostly leadership theory with no budgeting or HR, you are looking at the leadership silo under a management name.
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Careers and Wages for Organizational Management Graduates
Median annual wages come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program. Individual outcomes vary.
Median annual wage for the highest-paying organizational management careers. Source: BLS OEWS. Chart: Best Online College.View the data behind this chart
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General and Operations ManagersSOC 11-1021
$105,770Median annual pay
Median hourly$50.85
Mean annual$134,940
Employment (US)3,503,020
Pay range (25-75%)$72,320 - $167,280
Social and Community Service ManagersSOC 11-9151
$80,390Median annual pay
Median hourly$38.65
Mean annual$88,880
Employment (US)209,330
Pay range (25-75%)$64,290 - $103,200
Human Resources ManagersSOC 11-3121
$149,280Median annual pay
Median hourly$71.77
Mean annual$164,230
Employment (US)220,660
Pay range (25-75%)$111,110 - $199,290
Training and Development ManagersSOC 11-3131
$133,000Median annual pay
Median hourly$63.94
Mean annual$148,370
Employment (US)48,050
Pay range (25-75%)$101,850 - $176,870
Human Resources SpecialistsSOC 13-1071
$75,940Median annual pay
Median hourly$36.51
Mean annual$81,990
Employment (US)912,430
Pay range (25-75%)$58,610 - $99,380
Management AnalystsSOC 13-1111
$101,860Median annual pay
Median hourly$48.97
Mean annual$113,790
Employment (US)898,280
Pay range (25-75%)$77,950 - $133,370
Public Relations ManagersSOC 11-2032
$146,910Median annual pay
Median hourly$70.63
Mean annual$164,760
Employment (US)74,850
Pay range (25-75%)$106,580 - $204,520
Medical and Health Services ManagersSOC 11-9111
$123,860Median annual pay
Median hourly$59.55
Mean annual$140,970
Employment (US)597,080
Pay range (25-75%)$94,700 - $166,100
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025.
This is not a license to manage a hospital, a school, or a public agency. Those roles have their own degrees and, in some states, their own credentials. Compare healthcare administration and public administration before you pick this one for those employers.
A organizational management degree covers organizational behavior, budgeting and financial management, human resources, operations, program evaluation, and a capstone on a live workplace problem. The CIP family is small and overlaps nonprofit management. Read the required course list. If it is mostly leadership theory with no budgeting or HR, you are looking at the leadership silo under a management name.
Can I earn a organizational management degree online?
Yes. In IPEDS 2024, 121 institutions reported bachelor’s-or-higher completions in the CIP codes used for this guide, and 118 of those institutions reported offering distance-education programs (IPEDS 2024).
Is organizational management accredited?
There is no required programmatic accreditor. ACBSP or IACBE accreditation is a voluntary business-school signal on top of institutional accreditation. NASPAA applies to public-affairs master’s programs, not to this CIP.
What do organizational management graduates earn?
Social and Community Service Managers The national median annual wage was $80,390, with the 10th percentile at $53,150 and the 90th at $132,260 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 OEWS). Employment was 219,800 in 2024, projected to grow 6.4 percent through 2034, with 18,600 openings per year (BLS Employment Projections, 2024-2034). Individual outcomes vary by employer, geography, and experience.
