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Business, Management & Marketing

Majors within Business, Management & Marketing, ranked by median graduate earnings five years out.

$74,420
Typical earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
21
Majors in this field
7,380
College programs

Majors in Business, Management & Marketing

1
Taxation
Business, Management & Marketing
$115,802median earnings (5 yr)
30colleges
Strong return DR 86 AExplore
2
Real Estate
Business, Management & Marketing
$106,858median earnings (5 yr)
27colleges
Strong return DR 89 AExplore
3
Construction Management
Business, Management & Marketing
$93,418median earnings (5 yr)
47colleges
Strong return DR 91 AExplore
4
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Business, Management & Marketing
$92,553median earnings (5 yr)
138colleges
Strong return DR 89 AExplore
5
Insurance
Business, Management & Marketing
$88,157median earnings (5 yr)
21colleges
Strong return DR 91 AExplore
6
Finance and Financial Management Services
Business, Management & Marketing
$86,667median earnings (5 yr)
472colleges
Strong return DR 88 AExplore
7
Business/Managerial Economics
Business, Management & Marketing
$83,472median earnings (5 yr)
75colleges
Strong return DR 87 AExplore
8
Management Information Systems and Services
Business, Management & Marketing
$83,266median earnings (5 yr)
219colleges
Strong return DR 84 AExplore
9
International Business
Business, Management & Marketing
$81,216median earnings (5 yr)
108colleges
Strong return DR 83 AExplore
10
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
Business, Management & Marketing
$70,936median earnings (5 yr)
57colleges
Strong return DR 71 BExplore
11
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Business, Management & Marketing
$70,519median earnings (5 yr)
2,652colleges
Strong return DR 68 BExplore
12
Human Resources Management and Services
Business, Management & Marketing
$70,241median earnings (5 yr)
380colleges
Strong return DR 64 CExplore
13
Accounting and Related Services
Business, Management & Marketing
$70,020median earnings (5 yr)
1,421colleges
Strong return DR 70 BExplore
14
Marketing
Business, Management & Marketing
$66,428median earnings (5 yr)
543colleges
Strong return DR 62 CExplore
15
Business/Commerce, General
Business, Management & Marketing
$64,828median earnings (5 yr)
572colleges
Strong return DR 57 CExplore
16
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
Business, Management & Marketing
$64,251median earnings (5 yr)
41colleges
Strong return DR 55 CExplore
17
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Business, Management & Marketing
$62,155median earnings (5 yr)
67colleges
Strong return DR 49 DExplore
18
Business/Corporate Communications
Business, Management & Marketing
$61,346median earnings (5 yr)
23colleges
Strong return DR 49 DExplore
19
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
Business, Management & Marketing
$51,391median earnings (5 yr)
63colleges
Poor return DR 26 FExplore
20
Hospitality Administration/Management
Business, Management & Marketing
$46,992median earnings (5 yr)
195colleges
Poor return DR 24 FExplore
21
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Business, Management & Marketing
$32,302median earnings (5 yr)
229colleges
Poor return DR 18 FExplore
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Top colleges for Business, Management & Marketing

Highest DR-rated colleges that offer Business, Management & Marketing programs.

1
Stanford University
Stanford, CA · Private
$145,4535-yr earnings
$13,807net price/yr
+1,585%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 94 AView ROI
2
Rice University
Houston, TX · Private
$87,2375-yr earnings
$13,370net price/yr
+635%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 94 AView ROI
3
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · Public
$89,8385-yr earnings
$13,481net price/yr
+664%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 94 AView ROI
4
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN · Private
$96,7415-yr earnings
$15,846net price/yr
+656%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
5
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD · Private
$110,0175-yr earnings
$18,809net price/yr
+723%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
6
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL · Private
$95,0405-yr earnings
$14,860net price/yr
+671%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
7
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA · Public
$98,6075-yr earnings
$12,116net price/yr
+851%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 93 AView ROI
8
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York, NY · Public
$85,4565-yr earnings
$3,033net price/yr
+2,378%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 92 AView ROI
9
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA · Private
$111,5375-yr earnings
$19,066net price/yr
+718%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 92 AView ROI
10
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · Private
$140,6455-yr earnings
$20,111net price/yr
+1,014%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 91 AView ROI
11
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
$81,9765-yr earnings
$12,548net price/yr
+569%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 91 AView ROI
12
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · Public
$83,2535-yr earnings
$13,138net price/yr
+541%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 90 AView ROI

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.