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Master's-18% vs national median1,384 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Ranked 178th of 305 master's programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$69,653
middle 50%: $56,877 – $91,069
Median · 5 years out
$94,896
middle 50%: $71,823 – $122,074
Median · 10 years out
$119,103
middle 50%: $88,109 – $160,199

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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's master's program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $69,653 one year after graduating, rising to $119,103 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 18% below the national median of $115,126 for this field, ranking 178th 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
4.3 yrs
≈ $4,749 total interest

Same major at other universities

Olivet Nazarene University
$96,267 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$96,168 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$95,638 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$95,445 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$95,379 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
$95,373 · 5 yrs out
Dominican University
$94,251 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$94,212 · 5 yrs out
Westfield State University
$94,122 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
$93,908 · 5 yrs out
Limestone University
$93,908 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$93,703 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Dentistry (Doctorate)
$168,009 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$156,616 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$153,805 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$110,993 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$109,392 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$102,790 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$98,753 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,425 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$93,766 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's)
$91,284 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$89,231 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$89,069 · 5 yrs out

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