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Bachelor's-17% vs national median66 grads tracked

Business/Managerial Economics at Virginia State University

Ranked 66th of 82 bachelor's programs in Business/Managerial Economics by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,146
middle 50%: $29,458 – $68,098
Median · 5 years out
$64,005
middle 50%: $45,582 – $83,978
Median · 10 years out
$82,803
middle 50%: $63,874 – $103,464

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 State University's bachelor's program in Business/Managerial Economics earn a median $42,146 one year after graduating, rising to $82,803 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 17% below the national median of $77,013 for this field, ranking 66th 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
6.7 yrs
≈ $7,748 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Texas at El Paso
$66,653 · 5 yrs out
Marshall University
$66,229 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Cleveland State University
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$64,175 · 5 yrs out
Tarleton State University
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Valdosta State University
$63,004 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Carolina University
$61,903 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$61,198 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Virginia State University

Education (Doctorate)
$109,603 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$80,918 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$77,755 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$77,755 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$77,631 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$76,903 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other (Bachelor's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Manufacturing Engineering (Bachelor's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$71,529 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$70,796 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$69,325 · 5 yrs out

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