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Master's+20% vs national median1,309 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Penn State World Campus

Ranked 18th of 305 master's programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$107,164
middle 50%: $81,148 – $138,999
Median · 5 years out
$137,771
middle 50%: $106,195 – $185,530
Median · 10 years out
n/a
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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 Penn State World Campus's master's program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $107,164 one year after graduating, rising to $137,771 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 20% above the national median of $115,126 for this field, ranking 18th 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
2.9 yrs
≈ $3,065 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Connecticut
$146,722 · 5 yrs out
Millikin University
$144,972 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$144,877 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$143,094 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$142,989 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Great Valley School of Grad/Prof
$141,919 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$137,643 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$137,127 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$136,980 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$135,147 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Platteville
$133,556 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$133,218 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Penn State World Campus

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$168,439 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$148,888 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$140,367 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$116,405 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$116,180 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's)
$115,921 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$105,760 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$104,798 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$103,464 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$97,813 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$95,481 · 5 yrs out

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