Business/Managerial Economics at Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI · Bachelor's Degree · about 23 graduates a year

$53,345
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$81,897
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$77,981
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#36 of 84
Rank by pay
#34 of 84
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,000
Median federal debt

Marquette University graduates in business/managerial economics earn 5% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 28% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Marquette 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
…
33University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE$83,175$85,965#31$55,404
34North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$82,096$88,101#23$60,369
35University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA$82,064$74,673#58$52,029
36Marquette University Milwaukee, WI$81,897$85,218#34$53,345
37Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA$81,799$94,689#15$42,491
38The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX$80,711$82,059#40$53,984
39Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO$80,588$86,407#29$49,314

Other Majors at Marquette University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$106,686$81,797#47 of 258
International Business$102,306$59,255#9 of 115
Real Estate$99,583$58,246#6 of 25
Accounting and Related Services$99,086$67,665#55 of 796
Computer and Information Sciences$98,108$70,530#129 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$97,719$67,888#64 of 452
Computer Engineering$97,608$69,664#135 of 189
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,728$73,526#49 of 118
Mechanical Engineering$93,764$73,049#111 of 318
Biology$88,921$28,555#8 of 841
Civil Engineering$88,144$68,386#72 of 233
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$88,069$74,574#421 of 966
Economics$82,722$46,400#157 of 368
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$82,520—#61 of 253
Marketing$82,233$53,415#60 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$81,670$63,285#120 of 1176
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$78,125$31,173#4 of 64
Mathematics$76,620$47,141#107 of 309
Political Science and Government$74,008$38,225#80 of 565
Business/Corporate Communications$71,711$39,816#4 of 25
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$66,501—#32 of 215
International Relations and National Security Studies$66,180$43,290#60 of 118
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$64,978$40,583#71 of 178
Journalism$63,322$38,700#27 of 187
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$62,473—#15 of 137
Communication and Media Studies$60,482$36,443#161 of 660
Psychology$60,338$35,076#94 of 1027
History$59,529$36,907#65 of 459
Criminology$59,083$35,650#33 of 113
Sociology$57,131—#124 of 462

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Marquette University business/managerial economics graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $53,345 one year after graduating and $81,897 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Marquette University rank for business/managerial economics?

Among 84 colleges reporting earnings for business/managerial economics graduates, Marquette University ranks #36 by median pay four years after graduation, and #34 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business/managerial economics at Marquette University worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% more than the national median for business/managerial economics ($77,981), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,000.

← All data for Marquette 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.