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Bachelor's-20% vs national median140 grads tracked

Business/Managerial Economics at Coastal Carolina University

Ranked 71st of 82 bachelor's programs in Business/Managerial Economics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,342
middle 50%: $30,273 – $56,877
Median · 5 years out
$61,903
middle 50%: $47,119 – $85,242
Median · 10 years out
$112,807
middle 50%: $81,671 – $170,655

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 Coastal Carolina University's bachelor's program in Business/Managerial Economics earn a median $40,342 one year after graduating, rising to $112,807 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 20% below the national median of $77,013 for this field, ranking 71st 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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,993 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Alabama at Birmingham
$64,175 · 5 yrs out
Virginia State University
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Tarleton State University
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Valdosta State University
$63,004 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$61,198 · 5 yrs out
Youngstown State University
$61,121 · 5 yrs out
University of West Georgia
$60,076 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University-Pueblo
$59,635 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$58,920 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Farmington
$56,877 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Coastal Carolina University

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$86,048 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$83,277 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$83,243 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$80,193 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$78,731 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$68,444 · 5 yrs out
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (Bachelor's)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (Bachelor's)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$65,757 · 5 yrs out
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$62,512 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$61,484 · 5 yrs out

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