Best Schools for Business/Managerial Economics

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

50
Schools
$56,399
Avg. Earnings
2,337
Graduates
#1
V

Villanova University

Villanova, PA · Private

$90,856
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $70,687
Graduates: 40
Acceptance: 25.1%
#2
L

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA · Private

$73,446
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $61,418
Graduates: 28
Acceptance: 29.3%
#3
P

Pace University

New York, NY · Private

$72,325
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 77.1%
#4
B

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT · Private

$70,456
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $63,484
Graduates: 31
Acceptance: 69.2%
#5
U

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA · Private

$69,338
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $51,619
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: 46.8%
#6
S

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA · Private

$69,338
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 43.8%
#7
U

University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Public

$68,219
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $65,881
Graduates: 101
Acceptance: 8.7%
#8
J

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA · Public

$64,493
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 76.3%
#9
S

Seattle University

Seattle, WA · Private

$63,749
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $50,594
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 76.0%
#10
M

Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, OH · Public

$61,728
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $58,704
Graduates: 38
Acceptance: 82.1%
#11
A

Ashford University

San Diego, CA ·

$61,516
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $55,719
Graduates: 30
Acceptance: N/A
#12
U

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ · Public

$60,771
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $48,350
Graduates: 41
Acceptance: 85.7%
#13
B

Bentley University

Waltham, MA · Private

$58,221
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $58,138
Graduates: 39
Acceptance: 48.4%
#14
D

DePaul University

Chicago, IL · Private

$57,860
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $56,409
Graduates: 47
Acceptance: 73.5%
#15
O

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA · Public

$57,556
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,763
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 90.5%
#16
V

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA · Public

$57,318
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 57.0%
#17
M

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI · Private

$57,318
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $54,582
Graduates: 26
Acceptance: 87.4%
#18
U

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH · Private

$56,415
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $54,059
Graduates: 48
Acceptance: 61.7%
#19
N

Nichols College

Dudley, MA · Private

$55,964
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 88.1%
#20
U

University of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia, SC · Public

$55,964
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $52,227
Graduates: 85
Acceptance: 61.5%
#21
S

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ · Private

$55,914
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $47,921
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 78.9%
#22
U

University of North Carolina Wilmington

Wilmington, NC · Public

$55,512
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 74.0%
#23
K

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA · Public

$55,512
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,893
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 69.2%
#24
L

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, IL · Private

$55,061
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $51,505
Graduates: 67
Acceptance: 81.4%
#25
O

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Public

$54,880
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $56,544
Graduates: 92
Acceptance: 50.8%
#26
U

University of Georgia

Athens, GA · Public

$53,894
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $51,322
Graduates: 67
Acceptance: 37.2%
#27
W

Westmont College

Santa Barbara, CA · Private

$53,775
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $42,792
Graduates: 58
Acceptance: 79.9%
#28
U

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL · Private

$52,941
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $60,274
Graduates: 32
Acceptance: 18.5%
#29
G

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Atlanta, GA · Public

$52,941
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 16.5%
#30
T

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL · Public

$52,733
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $44,909
Graduates: 46
Acceptance: 75.8%
#31
C

Chapman University

Orange, CA · Private

$52,107
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $55,212
Graduates: 36
Acceptance: 55.6%
#32
A

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, CT · Private

$52,107
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 64.4%
#33
U

University of California-Davis

Davis, CA · Public

$51,750
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $47,453
Graduates: 486
Acceptance: 41.6%
#34
U

University of California-Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA · Public

$51,607
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $46,826
Graduates: 249
Acceptance: 62.5%
#35
U

University of North Texas

Denton, TX · Public

$51,482
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $45,987
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 72.5%
#36
W

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV · Public

$51,482
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,890
Graduates: 24
Acceptance: 86.3%
#37
N

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Raleigh, NC · Public

$50,856
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $49,220
Graduates: 43
Acceptance: 39.9%
#38
W

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, PA · Public

$50,856
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $53,396
Graduates: 44
Acceptance: 79.2%
#39
N

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY · Public

$49,683
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 96.0%
#40
C

Capital University

Columbus, OH · Private

$49,683
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $42,207
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 73.2%
#41
B

Baylor University

Waco, TX · Private

$49,644
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $47,522
Graduates: 47
Acceptance: 51.0%
#42
B

Boise State University

Boise, ID · Public

$49,436
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 84.0%
#43
G

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, MI · Public

$49,084
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $47,277
Graduates: 69
Acceptance: 94.7%
#44
W

Wheaton College

Wheaton, IL · Private

$48,667
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $47,492
Graduates: 60
Acceptance: 90.0%
#45
N

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ · Public

$48,432
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,070
Graduates: 31
Acceptance: 91.0%
#46
G

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA · Public

$48,041
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $43,916
Graduates: 72
Acceptance: 62.3%
#47
U

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL · Public

$47,846
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $46,221
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 62.3%
#48
S

Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches, TX · Public

$47,260
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 88.3%
#49
H

Hampden-Sydney College

Hampden-Sydney, VA · Private

$47,260
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $51,328
Graduates: 75
Acceptance: 50.1%
#50
T

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX · Public

$46,673
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $44,499
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 89.5%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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