Marketing at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA · Bachelor's Degree · about 257 graduates a year

$56,417
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$86,338
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$69,303
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#43 of 516
Rank by pay
#89 of 516
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,500
Median federal debt

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University graduates in marketing earn 25% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 26% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Compares for Marketing

All 516 colleges reporting marketing 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
1Brigham Young University Provo, UT$112,596$106,715#4$64,256
2University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$112,211$114,120#1$82,553
3Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA$106,353$93,655#14$66,227
4Georgetown University Washington, DC$105,944$92,834#16$74,819
5Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA$104,723$95,291#13$58,493
6Villanova University Villanova, PA$102,222$103,961#5$69,633
7Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO$100,489$107,745#3$70,819
8Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA$98,503$114,025#2$61,413
9Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$98,320$99,992#8$55,236
10Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX$97,148$98,771#9$68,497
…
40Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH$86,919$92,756#19$59,043
41Fairfield University Fairfield, CT$86,740$78,094#92$53,891
42Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL$86,662$85,145#46$51,065
43Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$86,338$78,619#89$56,417
44University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA$86,299$75,995#115$58,462
45University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$86,246$82,383#62$59,609
46University of Miami Coral Gables, FL$85,935$91,467#20$53,622

Other Majors at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$144,103$96,432#19 of 459
Computer Engineering$122,026$86,636#33 of 189
Applied Mathematics$117,990$82,275#8 of 45
Industrial Engineering$116,641$82,437#5 of 94
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$108,726$77,877#16 of 126
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$106,633$76,856#9 of 59
Chemical Engineering$106,011$82,382#25 of 158
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$104,839$83,364#63 of 258
Finance and Financial Management Services$102,902$66,601#38 of 452
Construction Engineering$102,699$82,627#5 of 13
Engineering Mechanics$101,509$81,735—
Accounting and Related Services$99,528$70,303#54 of 796
Mechanical Engineering$96,376$78,280#70 of 318
Real Estate$95,576$68,078#7 of 25
Business/Managerial Economics$95,271—#13 of 84
Construction Management$95,165$76,246#23 of 57
Mining and Mineral Engineering$94,397$74,793#5 of 7
Statistics$94,300$62,598#20 of 50
Physics$92,746$58,061#18 of 107
Economics$92,653$56,261#92 of 368
Materials Engineering$90,828$66,888#20 of 34
Agricultural Engineering$88,315$75,434#8 of 26
Civil Engineering$88,142$74,285#73 of 233
Engineering-Related Fields$81,618$56,513#30 of 33
Food Science and Technology$80,161$56,274#5 of 29
Business Administration, Management and Operations$80,023$60,678#140 of 1176
Political Science and Government$75,687$42,114#59 of 565
Architecture$75,074$56,708#12 of 78
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$74,005$25,414#1 of 50
Chemistry$73,395$45,513#49 of 209

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University marketing graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $56,417 one year after graduating and $86,338 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University rank for marketing?

Among 516 colleges reporting earnings for marketing graduates, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ranks #43 by median pay four years after graduation, and #89 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is marketing at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 25% more than the national median for marketing ($69,303), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,500.

← All data for Virginia Polytechnic Institute and 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.