Business/Managerial Economics at University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ · Bachelor's Degree · about 54 graduates a year

$56,114
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$90,045
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$77,981
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#19 of 84
Rank by pay
#17 of 84
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,500
Median federal debt

University of Arizona graduates in business/managerial economics earn 15% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 23% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Arizona Compares for Business/Managerial Economics

All 84 colleges reporting business/managerial economics earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO$162,355$174,079#1$106,701
2University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$129,425$117,768#4$83,604
3Villanova University Villanova, PA$123,614$125,717#2$82,212
4Brigham Young University Provo, UT$117,015$110,903#7$75,227
5University of Miami Coral Gables, FL$116,367$123,858#3$63,662
6Union College Schenectady, NY$114,064$108,565#8—
7Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$113,630$115,563#5$81,796
8Bentley University Waltham, MA$108,886$95,886#14$68,627
9Seattle University Seattle, WA$102,249$94,047#16—
10Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH$101,674$108,501#9$60,596
…
16Iowa State University Ames, IA$93,379$98,223#12—
17Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ$92,079$80,816#41$66,877
18Salisbury University Salisbury, MD$91,642$80,427#43—
19University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$90,045$92,523#17$56,114
20Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-sydney, VA$87,835$79,982#46$52,087
21University of California-Davis Davis, CA$87,455$79,578#47$54,546
22Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA$86,894$89,953#21$49,187

Other Majors at University of Arizona by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Mining and Mineral Engineering$120,031$86,924#1 of 7
Computer Science$117,451$86,040#86 of 349
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$105,839$82,864#55 of 258
Management Information Systems and Services$104,513$67,550#17 of 166
Chemical Engineering$101,815$73,479#41 of 158
Engineering-Related Fields$101,557$75,109#7 of 33
Finance and Financial Management Services$100,938$66,427#49 of 452
Systems Engineering$100,468$76,660#8 of 11
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$99,722$64,211#3 of 67
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,625—#56 of 118
Accounting and Related Services$93,729$60,659#82 of 796
Civil Engineering$91,602$69,655#46 of 233
Mechanical Engineering$90,384$75,211#177 of 318
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$88,892$78,168#405 of 966
Physics$88,207—#28 of 107
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$86,529$57,456#57 of 59
Marketing$84,111$55,066#53 of 516
Economics$83,267$47,908#152 of 368
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$80,732—#5 of 9
Computer and Information Sciences$77,987$49,392#318 of 459
Business Administration, Management and Operations$77,951$50,924#181 of 1176
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$76,360$40,037#3 of 17
Human Resources Management and Services$76,013$53,971#45 of 187
Architecture$74,972$55,109#13 of 78
Communication and Media Studies$72,758$42,993#34 of 660
Industrial Engineering—$72,440—
Public Health$66,937$40,005#35 of 215
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$66,862$35,607#52 of 110
Agricultural Business and Management$66,833$48,800#30 of 77
Chemistry$66,532$43,013#103 of 209

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Arizona business/managerial economics graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $56,114 one year after graduating and $90,045 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Arizona rank for business/managerial economics?

Among 84 colleges reporting earnings for business/managerial economics graduates, University of Arizona ranks #19 by median pay four years after graduation, and #17 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business/managerial economics at University of Arizona worth it?

Its graduates earn 15% more than the national median for business/managerial economics ($77,981), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,500.

← All data for University of Arizona · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.