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Business/Managerial Economics
Focuses on the application of economics principles to the analysis of the organization and operation of business enterprises. Covers monetary theory, banking and financial systems, theory of competition, pricing theory, wage and salary/incentive theory, analysis of markets, and applications of econometrics and quantitative methods to the study of particular businesses and business problems.
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Careers this field can lead to
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Management Analysts
- Median pay
- $101,860
- Hiring change through 2035
- 10.1%
- Job openings a year
- 94,100
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career GrowingFinancial Risk Specialists
- Median pay
- $117,330
- Hiring change through 2035
- 7.4%
- Job openings a year
- 4,800
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career Growing with the economyEconomists
- Median pay
- $124,720
- Hiring change through 2035
- 4.7%
- Job openings a year
- 1,100
To get hiredMaster's degree
Explore this career Growing with the economyEconomics Teachers, Postsecondary
- Median pay
- $123,920
- Hiring change through 2035
- 2.4%
- Job openings a year
- 1,000
To get hiredDoctoral or professional degree
Explore this career ShrinkingSurvey Researchers
- Median pay
- $69,460
- Hiring change through 2035
- −4.8%
- Job openings a year
- 600
To get hiredMaster's degree
Explore this careerAll work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it. The figures beside each career are the pay of that work, across everyone doing it. Graduates of this field earn $45,987 one year after completing the program, which is the start of a career rather than the shape of one.
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College options
Where to study it
Ordered by how many degrees each college awards in this field. Sort by any numbered column.
| College | Degrees a year | Earnings, first year out | Admit rate | Average annual cost after aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California-Irvine CA | 576 | $40,611 | 26% | $12,000 |
| University of California-Santa Cruz CA | 280 | $46,826 | 63% | $14,000 |
| University of Georgia GA | 178 | $51,322 | 37% | $13,000 |
| SUNY Oneonta NY | 149 | $43,456 | 70% | $19,000 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC | 108 | $49,220 | 40% | $13,000 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus OH | 104 | $56,544 | 51% | $10,000 |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania PA | 92 | $53,396 | 79% | $20,000 |
| State University of New York at Cortland NY | 89 | $36,555 | 51% | $20,000 |
| South Dakota State University SD | 87 | — | 99% | $18,000 |
| University of Kentucky KY | 76 | $47,381 | 92% | $16,000 |
| Wheaton College IL | 74 | $47,492 | 90% | $21,000 |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College NY | 67 | $49,498 | 50% | $6,000 |
| Baylor University TX | 67 | $47,522 | 51% | $34,000 |
| University of Central Florida FL | 64 | $44,527 | 40% | $10,000 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia SC | 64 | $52,227 | 61% | $20,000 |
| Georgia State University GA | 63 | $43,916 | 62% | $17,000 |
| Chapman University CA | 58 | $55,212 | 56% | $34,000 |
| Miami University-Oxford OH | 56 | $58,704 | 82% | $24,000 |
| University of Arizona AZ | 54 | $48,350 | 86% | $16,000 |
| Grand Valley State University MI | 54 | $47,277 | 95% | $13,000 |
| Brigham Young University UT | 54 | $63,484 | 69% | $13,000 |
| University of Miami FL | 51 | $60,274 | 19% | $22,000 |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK | 51 | — | 77% | $15,000 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio TX | 51 | $31,356 | 88% | $9,000 |
| Washington University in St Louis MO | 47 | $88,712 | 12% | $6,000 |
| Lehigh University PA | 47 | $61,418 | 29% | $19,000 |
| Saint Louis University MO | 42 | — | 81% | $22,000 |
| Seton Hall University NJ | 40 | $47,921 | 79% | $27,000 |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN | 40 | $47,337 | 46% | $18,000 |
| University of Arkansas AR | 34 | $44,891 | 72% | $16,000 |
| Loyola University Chicago IL | 34 | $51,505 | 81% | $32,000 |
| The University of Texas at Arlington TX | 34 | $45,249 | 81% | $13,000 |
| Kennesaw State University GA | 34 | $43,893 | 69% | $15,000 |
| Troy University AL | 33 | — | 93% | $14,000 |
| California State University-Long Beach CA | 33 | $39,824 | 47% | $10,000 |
| Appalachian State University NC | 33 | — | 89% | $15,000 |
| University of Dayton OH | 33 | $54,059 | 62% | $24,000 |
| West Virginia University WV | 32 | $37,890 | 86% | $14,000 |
| Texas State University TX | 31 | $44,499 | 89% | $14,000 |
| Bentley University MA | 30 | $58,138 | 48% | $26,000 |