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Bachelor's-30% vs national median124 grads tracked

Marketing at Fort Valley State University

Ranked 218th of 221 bachelor's programs in Marketing by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,674
middle 50%: $24,874 – $44,939
Median · 5 years out
$48,315
middle 50%: $35,802 – $67,702
Median · 10 years out
$56,877
middle 50%: $37,897 – $88,374

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Marketing (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of Fort Valley State University's bachelor's program in Marketing earn a median $36,674 one year after graduating, rising to $56,877 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 30% below the national median of $69,191 for this field, ranking 218th of 221 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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

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

Paid off in
8.6 yrs
≈ $10,002 total interest

Same major at other universities

Limestone University
$51,994 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Francis Marion University
$50,453 · 5 yrs out
Albany State University
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Grambling State University
$48,799 · 5 yrs out
Winston-Salem State University
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Claflin University
$48,213 · 5 yrs out
North Greenville University
$48,030 · 5 yrs out
South Carolina State University
$47,483 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Fort Valley State University

Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$78,072 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$78,072 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$75,698 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$62,278 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor's)
$60,272 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's)
$58,533 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$58,497 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$57,808 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Bachelor's)
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's)
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$56,312 · 5 yrs out

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