Business Students’ Median Earnings 2 Years After Graduation Are Roughly 10 Times Their Debt Payments, Georgetown CEW Finds
The Most Popular Degree Pays Off: Ranking the Economic Value of 5,500 Business Programs at More Than 1,700 Colleges finds that while students earnings and federal student loan debt vary by institution and degree level, the majority of business programs lead to median earnings that are roughly 10 times students debt payments two years after graduation.
- The Most Popular Degree Pays Off: Ranking the Economic Value of 5,500 Business Programs at More Than 1,700 Colleges finds that while students earnings and federal student loan debt vary by institution and degree level, the majority of business programs lead to median earnings that are roughly 10 times students debt payments two years after graduation.
- Two years after graduation, associates degree holders in business have median annual earnings of $30,000 after debt payments.
- The financial returns for a business degree rise to $43,200 after debt payments for bachelors degree holders and $51,600 for masters degree holders.
- Among racial and ethnic groups, Asian workers have the highest median earnings for both bachelors and masters degree holders in business.