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Bachelor's+14% vs national median547 grads tracked

Business/Managerial Economics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Ranked 9th of 82 bachelor's programs in Business/Managerial Economics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$57,262
middle 50%: $39,282 – $74,479
Median · 5 years out
$87,447
middle 50%: $65,458 – $114,681
Median · 10 years out
$116,786
middle 50%: $85,583 – $159,610

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 Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University's bachelor's program in Business/Managerial Economics earn a median $57,262 one year after graduating, rising to $116,786 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% above the national median of $77,013 for this field, ranking 9th 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
4.9 yrs
≈ $5,591 total interest

Same major at other universities

Miami University
$96,390 · 5 yrs out
Wheaton College
$91,449 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$90,995 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$90,143 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$90,052 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$89,943 · 5 yrs out
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

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
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$121,443 · 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

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