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MASTER'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5206

Business/Managerial Economics: is this master's degree worth it?

National picture across 3 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$112,577 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$112,577Median year-4 earnings

$18,630Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$112,577Median reported earnings · year 4

$119,384Average reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

78thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

3Reporting programs

3With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $72,971
Federal debt: $21,367
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $76,881
Federal debt: $13,500
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $78,906
Federal debt: $21,963
Reporting programs: 96

85 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $112,577
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 3

3 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$90,432National median$112,57775th percentile$112,577

3 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Suffolk University$195,072 2University of North Carolina at Charlotte$112,577 3The University of Texas at San Antonio$90,432

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Economics Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1063 · 1 crosswalk linksEconomistsSOC 19-3011 · 1 crosswalk linksFinancial Risk SpecialistsSOC 13-2054 · 1 crosswalk linksManagement AnalystsSOC 13-1111 · 1 crosswalk linksSurvey ResearchersSOC 19-3022 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR BUSINESS/MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	Suffolk UniversityMaster's Degree	Boston, MA	$195,072	Not available	Baseline needed	$29,618
2	University of North Carolina at CharlotteMaster's Degree	Charlotte, NC	$112,577	Not available	Baseline needed	$15,435
3	The University of Texas at San AntonioMaster's Degree	San Antonio, TX	$90,432	Not available	Baseline needed	$10,836

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.