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Master's+15% vs national median4,153 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Colorado State University

Ranked 25th of 305 master's programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$109,355
middle 50%: $71,554 – $161,809
Median · 5 years out
$131,863
middle 50%: $92,034 – $190,802
Median · 10 years out
$155,261
middle 50%: $107,862 – $230,900

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (master's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Colorado State University's master's program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $109,355 one year after graduating, rising to $155,261 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 15% above the national median of $115,126 for this field, ranking 25th of 305 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
2.9 yrs
≈ $3,035 total interest

Same major at other universities

Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$137,643 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$137,127 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$136,980 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$135,147 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Platteville
$133,556 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$133,218 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$130,869 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$130,568 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$130,055 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$128,521 · 5 yrs out
Western Connecticut State University
$127,467 · 5 yrs out
Shenandoah University
$127,119 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Colorado State University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$212,009 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$135,185 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$127,509 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$125,457 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Bachelor's)
$120,903 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Bachelor's)
$120,903 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$115,842 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$108,642 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$107,710 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$106,687 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$106,500 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$106,400 · 5 yrs out

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