Is a Business/Managerial Economics degree worth it?
Across 73 schools, graduates of Business/Managerial Economics earn a median $79,847 five years out on $20,585 of debt — most often working as Management Analysts. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$79,847
Median debt
$20,585
Years to pay off
2.6
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
42%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+8.4%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
-0.8%
$81,698 vs $82,372
Net price
$18,086/yr
Debt-test failures
0%
of programs
'Real' premium
+$17,788
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Business/Managerial Economics in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.