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Master's+5% vs national median3,105 grads tracked

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Ranked 47th of 305 master's programs in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$89,761
middle 50%: $69,087 – $136,041
Median · 5 years out
$121,443
middle 50%: $93,342 – $167,014
Median · 10 years out
$154,721
middle 50%: $114,713 – $215,007

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 Polytechnic Institute & State University's master's program in Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services earn a median $89,761 one year after graduating, rising to $154,721 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% above the national median of $115,126 for this field, ranking 47th 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
≈ $3,646 total interest

Same major at other universities

Indiana University Southeast
$122,286 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$122,217 · 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
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
$121,411 · 5 yrs out
University of Mary Washington
$121,093 · 5 yrs out
St. Catherine University
$120,838 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$120,763 · 5 yrs out
Bethel University
$120,744 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$120,639 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$160,426 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$155,674 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$148,193 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$132,072 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$130,533 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$129,123 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$119,838 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$116,512 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$109,749 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Doctorate)
$108,375 · 5 yrs out

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