Bachelor's-11% vs national median211 grads tracked
Business/Managerial Economics at St. Cloud State University
Ranked 56th of 82 bachelor's programs in Business/Managerial Economics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$48,487
middle 50%: $35,374 – $59,327
Median · 5 years out
$68,758
middle 50%: $51,028 – $86,284
Median · 10 years out
$94,574
middle 50%: $68,022 – $131,063
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
St. Cloud State University business graduates see median first-year pay of $48k. Long-term earnings climb to $95k by the ten-year mark.
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
6.1 yrs
≈ $6,892 total interest
Same major at other universities
Wright State University
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$70,679 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$70,412 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Cortland
$69,943 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Tech University
$69,612 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$68,802 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$68,560 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$67,936 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$67,154 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$66,653 · 5 yrs out
Marshall University
$66,229 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at St. Cloud State University
Education (Doctorate)
$131,944 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$131,424 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$119,554 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$116,180 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$115,714 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$104,573 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$104,182 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$99,377 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$95,489 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,232 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$91,526 · 5 yrs out
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