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Bachelor's+8% vs national median592 grads tracked

Business/Managerial Economics at Hampden Sydney College

Ranked 16th of 82 bachelor's programs in Business/Managerial Economics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$53,302
middle 50%: $38,771 – $66,965
Median · 5 years out
$82,940
middle 50%: $63,475 – $109,578
Median · 10 years out
$111,344
middle 50%: $82,718 – $180,467

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 Hampden Sydney College's bachelor's program in Business/Managerial Economics earn a median $53,302 one year after graduating, rising to $111,344 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% above the national median of $77,013 for this field, ranking 16th 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
5.3 yrs
≈ $5,974 total interest

Same major at other universities

North Carolina State University
$87,397 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$86,835 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$85,749 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$84,400 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
$83,940 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$82,370 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$82,300 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$81,941 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$81,917 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University
$80,258 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Hampden Sydney College

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,940 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$75,704 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$72,309 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$64,308 · 5 yrs out

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