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Master's+6% vs national median3,483 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Virginia Commonwealth University

Ranked 42nd of 305 master's programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$88,121
middle 50%: $65,517 – $128,988
Median · 5 years out
$122,217
middle 50%: $90,501 – $165,691
Median · 10 years out
$145,955
middle 50%: $107,351 – $205,191

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 Virginia Commonwealth University's master's program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $88,121 one year after graduating, rising to $145,955 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 6% above the national median of $115,126 for this field, ranking 42nd 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
3.4 yrs
≈ $3,695 total interest

Same major at other universities

CUNY Graduate School & University Center
$124,801 · 5 yrs out
Butler University
$123,871 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$123,092 · 5 yrs out
Marymount University
$122,969 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$122,754 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University Southeast
$122,286 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$121,915 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$121,899 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
$121,869 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$121,503 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$121,443 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$121,411 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Virginia Commonwealth University

Dentistry (Doctorate)
$175,347 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$157,685 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$154,279 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$152,472 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$131,725 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$130,026 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$128,182 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$123,259 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$105,799 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Master's)
$105,500 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$105,054 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$104,709 · 5 yrs out

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