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Master's-6% vs national median1,501 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at James Madison University

Ranked 100th of 305 master's programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$77,227
middle 50%: $66,601 – $93,646
Median · 5 years out
$108,391
middle 50%: $88,171 – $133,407
Median · 10 years out
$146,652
middle 50%: $106,292 – $190,060

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 James Madison University's master's program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $77,227 one year after graduating, rising to $146,652 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 6% below the national median of $115,126 for this field, ranking 100th 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
3.9 yrs
≈ $4,223 total interest

Same major at other universities

Bryant University
$109,575 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$109,509 · 5 yrs out
University of Indianapolis
$109,070 · 5 yrs out
Framingham State University
$109,070 · 5 yrs out
Empire State University
$108,990 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$108,615 · 5 yrs out
Anderson University
$108,278 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$108,029 · 5 yrs out
Valparaiso University
$108,001 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Fort Wayne
$107,834 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Northwest
$107,317 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$106,497 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at James Madison University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$149,041 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$113,393 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$109,323 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$107,900 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$105,157 · 5 yrs out
Systems Science and Theory (Bachelor's)
$101,995 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$101,563 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$97,528 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$97,305 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$94,450 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Bachelor's)
$94,450 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out

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