Business/Managerial Economics at Iowa State University

Ames, IA · Bachelor's Degree · about 15 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$93,379
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$77,981
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#16 of 84
Rank by pay
#12 of 84
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Iowa State University graduates in business/managerial economics earn 20% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How Iowa State University 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
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13Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$95,271$86,753#28—
14University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC$94,547$104,838#10$62,692
15DePaul University Chicago, IL$93,563$91,925#18$53,682
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

Other Majors at Iowa State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$105,753$79,182#96 of 189
Computer Science$104,211$78,517#143 of 349
Construction Engineering$100,676$77,845#8 of 13
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,705$84,913#111 of 258
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$94,089$75,036#41 of 59
Industrial Engineering$92,914$74,310#65 of 94
Chemical Engineering$92,773$76,184#109 of 158
Agricultural Engineering$88,576$72,376#6 of 26
Management Information Systems and Services$87,413—#64 of 166
Mechanical Engineering$85,938$72,900#276 of 318
Civil Engineering$85,427$72,502#112 of 233
Materials Engineering$83,416$65,831#31 of 34
Computer and Information Sciences$83,267$60,397#243 of 459
Engineering-Related Fields$82,548$62,416#28 of 33
Agricultural Mechanization$78,890$63,321#1 of 10
Business Administration, Management and Operations$78,304$57,188#173 of 1176
Finance and Financial Management Services$75,360$56,974#254 of 452
Economics$75,355$57,619#224 of 368
Statistics$72,581$53,132#46 of 50
Accounting and Related Services$70,706$58,479#466 of 796
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$69,673—#4 of 137
Architecture$69,310$54,957#31 of 78
Agricultural Business and Management$67,529$53,967#27 of 77
Chemistry$66,486$43,870#105 of 209
Marketing$66,482$48,304#262 of 516
Food Science and Technology$65,943$60,351#21 of 29
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$65,204$50,150#47 of 138
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$63,026$43,520#70 of 110
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$62,965$42,530#82 of 178
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$62,341—#8 of 19

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Iowa State University business/managerial economics graduates make?

Graduates earn $93,379 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Iowa State University rank for business/managerial economics?

Among 84 colleges reporting earnings for business/managerial economics graduates, Iowa State University ranks #16 by median pay four years after graduation, and #12 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business/managerial economics at Iowa State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 20% more than the national median for business/managerial economics ($77,981).

← All data for Iowa State University · 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.