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Bachelor's-13% vs national median981 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other at Portland State University

Ranked 16th of 23 bachelor's programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,843
middle 50%: $31,679 – $54,486
Median · 5 years out
$65,144
middle 50%: $47,844 – $85,034
Median · 10 years out
$87,400
middle 50%: $63,813 – $126,409

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of Portland State University's bachelor's program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other earn a median $42,843 one year after graduating, rising to $87,400 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 13% below the national median of $74,683 for this field, ranking 16th of 23 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
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,601 total interest

Same major at other universities

Loyola University Chicago
$71,098 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
$70,655 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Oregon Institute of Technology
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Southern Oregon University
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$65,307 · 5 yrs out
Clemson University
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$58,307 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$55,197 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$54,615 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stout
$51,737 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Agriculture & Technology at Cobleskill
$47,119 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Portland State University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$189,860 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$158,313 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$130,437 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$126,846 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$123,233 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$122,667 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Doctorate)
$120,677 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$116,662 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$115,474 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$115,147 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$110,977 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$105,672 · 5 yrs out

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