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Bachelor's-14% vs national median85 grads tracked

Business/Managerial Economics at West Texas A&M University

Ranked 64th of 82 bachelor's programs in Business/Managerial Economics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$47,878
middle 50%: $37,297 – $57,372
Median · 5 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $50,197 – $81,200
Median · 10 years out
$83,557
middle 50%: $65,458 – $136,883

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 West Texas A&M University's bachelor's program in Business/Managerial Economics earn a median $47,878 one year after graduating, rising to $83,557 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% below the national median of $77,013 for this field, ranking 64th 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
≈ $7,098 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
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

Other majors at West Texas A&M University

Public Administration (Bachelor's)
$116,793 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$102,584 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$97,370 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,880 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,281 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$92,982 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$92,948 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$92,787 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$92,673 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Bachelor's)
$92,521 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering (Bachelor's)
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$82,414 · 5 yrs out

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