Bachelor's+26% vs national median221 grads tracked
Business/Managerial Economics at James Madison University
Ranked 2nd of 82 bachelor's programs in Business/Managerial Economics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$61,135
middle 50%: $48,761 – $73,261
Median · 5 years out
$97,305
middle 50%: $75,051 – $118,570
Median · 10 years out
$131,646
middle 50%: $91,050 – $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
Business/Managerial Economics graduates at James Madison University earn $61k in year 1. Ten-year median pay reaches $132k.
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
4.6 yrs
≈ $5,148 total interest
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$90,052 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
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$87,397 · 5 yrs out
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$86,835 · 5 yrs out
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$86,367 · 5 yrs out
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$85,749 · 5 yrs out
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