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Master's-22% vs national median1,437 grads tracked

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

Ranked 210th of 305 master's programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$65,430
middle 50%: $55,308 – $72,898
Median · 5 years out
$89,245
middle 50%: $72,114 – $107,110
Median · 10 years out
$116,180
middle 50%: $85,804 – $146,868

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 Appalachian State University's master's program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $65,430 one year after graduating, rising to $116,180 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 22% below the national median of $115,126 for this field, ranking 210th 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
4.7 yrs
≈ $5,074 total interest

Same major at other universities

SUNY College at Geneseo
$89,645 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Mennonite University
$89,578 · 5 yrs out
University of South Dakota
$89,516 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$89,476 · 5 yrs out
Regent University
$89,416 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$89,283 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southern University
$89,061 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$89,053 · 5 yrs out
Clayton State University
$88,977 · 5 yrs out
Truman State University
$88,880 · 5 yrs out
Western Carolina University
$88,779 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$88,532 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Appalachian State University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$107,901 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$100,794 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$91,478 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$91,478 · 5 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)
$81,200 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$80,298 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$79,669 · 5 yrs out
Insurance (Bachelor's)
$76,492 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$74,662 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$74,629 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$74,415 · 5 yrs out

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