Bachelor's-11% vs national median292 grads tracked
Business/Managerial Economics at Kent State University
Ranked 57th of 82 bachelor's programs in Business/Managerial Economics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$46,663
middle 50%: $30,731 – $61,717
Median · 5 years out
$68,560
middle 50%: $46,048 – $93,135
Median · 10 years out
$82,803
middle 50%: $61,778 – $123,770
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
Kent State University graduates in Business/Managerial Economics earn $47k in their first year. Median pay increases to $69k after five years.
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
6.2 yrs
≈ $7,069 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
St. Cloud State University
$68,758 · 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
Cleveland State University
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Kent State University
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$150,471 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$140,244 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$130,533 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$122,007 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$105,290 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$99,744 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$92,964 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$92,921 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$89,996 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$89,527 · 5 yrs out
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