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Bachelor's-13% vs national median144 grads tracked

Business/Managerial Economics at University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)

Ranked 59th of 82 bachelor's programs in Business/Managerial Economics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,918
middle 50%: $31,708 – $58,065
Median · 5 years out
$67,154
middle 50%: $51,380 – $88,299
Median · 10 years out
$94,942
middle 50%: $67,746 – $140,411

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 North Carolina at Wilmington (The)'s bachelor's program in Business/Managerial Economics earn a median $42,918 one year after graduating, rising to $94,942 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 13% below the national median of $77,013 for this field, ranking 59th 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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,463 total interest

Same major at other universities

SUNY Cortland
$69,943 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Tech University
$69,612 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$68,802 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud State University
$68,758 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$68,560 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$67,936 · 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
Cleveland State University
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$64,175 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)

Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$115,854 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$105,799 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$103,276 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$96,423 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$93,054 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$90,755 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$88,696 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor's)
$83,719 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$80,156 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$79,121 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$78,439 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$75,042 · 5 yrs out

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