Business/Managerial Economics

4,805 students earn a business/managerial economics credential each year across 216 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $53,319
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $79,847

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 212 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri47$106,7011 year out——2University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California0$83,6041 year out$118,000$17,332 3Villanova UniversityVillanova, Pennsylvania21$82,2121 year out$149,830$27,000 4Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania47$81,7961 year out$110,208$23,240 5Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah54$75,2271 year out$135,399—6Bentley UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts30$68,6271 year out$95,081$27,000 7Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, New Jersey40$66,8771 year out—$21,522 8The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona20$66,3601 year out$86,666$36,551 9University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida51$63,6621 year out$96,441$15,625 10University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina64$62,6921 year out$101,307$25,000 11Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio104$61,9791 year out$82,890$19,500 12Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois34$61,3331 year out$100,568$21,574 13Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio56$60,5961 year out$100,648$24,000 14Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas67$60,5751 year out$93,359$22,500 15North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina108$60,3691 year out$80,674$23,250 16Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio10$60,2361 year out—$21,000 17Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville, Ohio0$60,2361 year out—$21,000 18Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, Ohio0$60,2361 year out—$21,000 19Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton, Ohio0$60,2361 year out—$21,000 20Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster, Ohio0$60,2361 year out—$21,000 21Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville, Ohio0$60,2361 year out—$21,000 22Capital UniversityColumbus, Ohio7$59,2031 year out——23CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York67$57,9091 year out$75,760$12,000 24University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona54$56,1141 year out$103,583$21,375 25University of DaytonDayton, Ohio33$55,8711 year out$97,394$24,548 26The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama—$55,5501 year out$103,502$21,675 27University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma51$55,4601 year out—$17,800 28University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska9$55,4041 year out$70,413$20,000 29Wheaton CollegeWheaton, Illinois74$55,3001 year out$83,645$24,000 30University of California-DavisDavis, California0$54,5461 year out$91,429$13,000 31University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas34$54,4711 year out$71,694$19,500 32Westmont CollegeSanta Barbara, California60$54,4571 year out$88,820$25,000 33Beloit CollegeBeloit, Wisconsin12$54,1111 year out—$27,000 34Chapman UniversityOrange, California58$54,0641 year out$89,309$22,977 35University of North TexasDenton, Texas15$54,0581 year out$95,473$14,125 36The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas34$53,9841 year out—$16,063 37DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois22$53,6821 year out$97,938$21,666 38Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan54$53,5361 year out$74,748$25,000 39Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin23$53,3451 year out$98,943$24,500 40Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana—$53,3191 year out$70,574$27,000 41Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, Illinois—$53,2191 year out$82,140$19,514 42University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia178$53,0941 year out$90,785$22,419 43Hampden-Sydney CollegeHampden-Sydney, Virginia33$52,0871 year out$85,615$26,970 44University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California280$52,0291 year out$89,932$16,500 45Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia34$51,9321 year out$74,345$22,250 46Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio0$51,6221 year out$65,906$25,000 47University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky76$51,0811 year out$77,597$20,500 48Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas31$49,8311 year out$71,595$23,125 49Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia63$49,3681 year out$74,505$19,500 50Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri42$49,3141 year out$66,543$24,000 51Georgia College & State UniversityMilledgeville, Georgia18$49,1871 year out$96,599—52Colorado State University PuebloPueblo, Colorado10$48,3891 year out$61,762$23,786 53University of Maine at FarmingtonFarmington, Maine12$48,2631 year out—$22,591 54Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, South Carolina31$48,0551 year out$68,566—55University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky21$48,0501 year out$85,507$17,250 56University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida64$47,6481 year out$77,643$23,105 57Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona29$47,3791 year out$59,028$23,021 58Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho6$46,5111 year out—$14,538 59Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia30$45,3701 year out$81,935$21,500 60South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota87$45,1231 year out—$23,573 61University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho28$44,6551 year out$75,882$26,000 62The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas51$44,4241 year out$71,403$18,246 63University of California-IrvineIrvine, California576$44,2771 year out$74,617$15,000 64Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville, Arkansas2$44,1461 year out$72,112—65The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee40$44,0251 year out$76,592$23,847 66University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina30$43,8261 year out$66,922$23,250 67University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina11$43,7901 year out—$20,930 68Belmont UniversityNashville, Tennessee23$43,4221 year out——69Greensboro CollegeGreensboro, North Carolina17$42,8161 year out—$27,000 70Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana27$42,4911 year out—$22,374 71University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida16$42,3571 year out—$17,750 72SUNY OneontaOneonta, New York149$41,8591 year out$79,847$20,775 73State University of New York at CortlandCortland, New York89$40,5171 year out$75,120$26,000 74Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma26$40,4131 year out—$21,250 75Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, Georgia20$39,2331 year out$88,401$29,580 76California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California33$38,9671 year out$66,980$18,329 77Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey CampusSan Juan, Puerto Rico4$38,5771 year out—$17,608 78University of MemphisMemphis, Tennessee14$37,5341 year out$54,066$26,000 79University of California-RiversideRiverside, California0$37,4961 year out$62,909$18,000 80Utica UniversityUtica, New York18$22,8411 year out——81West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, Pennsylvania92—1 year out$79,591—82Troy UniversityTroy, Alabama33—1 year out——83Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina33—1 year out——84West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia32—1 year out$80,002$23,742 85The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas28—1 year out$57,581—86Allegheny CollegeMeadville, Pennsylvania24—1 year out——87University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg, South Carolina23—1 year out——88University of MaineOrono, Maine20—1 year out——89University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, Alabama18—1 year out——90Suffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts17—1 year out——91The College of WoosterWooster, Ohio16—1 year out——92Xavier UniversityCincinnati, Ohio16—1 year out——93Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, Pennsylvania16—1 year out——94James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia16—1 year out——95University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, Puerto Rico16—1 year out——96Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa15—1 year out——97Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas15—1 year out—$23,448 98Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington15—1 year out$108,064—99Samford UniversityBirmingham, Alabama14—1 year out——100Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky14—1 year out——

Associate programs — 2 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah58$58,0721 year out—$13,500 2College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada7—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 5 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona22$51,3291 year out—$21,367 2Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois54—1 year out——3Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri10—1 year out——4University of Arkansas-Fort SmithFort Smith, Arkansas2—1 year out——5University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).