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Bachelor's-23% vs national median120 grads tracked

Business/Managerial Economics at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Ranked 76th of 82 bachelor's programs in Business/Managerial Economics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$38,692
middle 50%: $26,340 – $50,676
Median · 5 years out
$58,920
middle 50%: $42,235 – $81,828
Median · 10 years out
$98,712
middle 50%: $65,458 – $132,952

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business/Managerial Economics (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of University of Louisiana at Lafayette's bachelor's program in Business/Managerial Economics earn a median $38,692 one year after graduating, rising to $98,712 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 23% below the national median of $77,013 for this field, ranking 76th of 82 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
7 yrs
≈ $8,406 total interest

Same major at other universities

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Carolina University
$61,903 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$61,198 · 5 yrs out
Youngstown State University
$61,121 · 5 yrs out
University of West Georgia
$60,076 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University-Pueblo
$59,635 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Farmington
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Midwestern State University
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M International University
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton Rouge
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Francis Marion University
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
South Carolina State University
$42,596 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Engineering (Doctorate)
$148,888 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$129,123 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$125,457 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$118,804 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$115,585 · 5 yrs out
Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor's)
$115,337 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$111,205 · 5 yrs out
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$106,913 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$102,565 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$102,021 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$101,094 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,590 · 5 yrs out

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