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We have ranked the majors within the College of Business and Economics by median income in 1993. For students certain that they are interested in the bachelors degree without further education, we present rankings of majors for students whose highest degreee completed was the bachelors. However, many majors prepare students for more advanced degrees so we have also included information on students with a bachelors degree in each field including those who went on to earn more advanced degrees.
We examine only graduates who are currently holding a full-time job. Since older, more experienced, workers typically earn more than their younger counterparts, we have separarated our statistics by age-group.
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The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Business and Economics for young men with a full time job.
Rank by Median 93 Avg. 1993 Std. Dev. Number of
Median Income Income 93 Income Observations Name of Major
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$48,000 $54,625 28717 416 Economics
$44,000 $48,912 24104 1018 Accounting
$42,000 $50,360 27719 508 Finance
$42,000 $48,173 27461 299 Operations Research
$40,000 $45,229 25389 2026 General Business
$37,200 $42,276 22198 106 Marketing
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The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Business and Economics for mid-career men with a full time job.
Rank by Median 93 Avg. 1993 Std. Dev. Number of
Median Income Income 93 Income Observations Name of Major
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$56,000 $67,038 36621 469 Economics
$54,000 $62,860 34180 232 Finance
$51,592 $58,823 30605 1050 Accounting
$50,000 $56,482 31712 56 Marketing
$47,009 $52,909 28610 2233 General Business
$45,250 $51,117 27614 222 Operations Research
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The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Business and Economics for older men with a full time job.
Rank by Median 93 Avg. 1993 Std. Dev. Number of
Median Income Income 93 Income Observations Name of Major
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$60,000 $69,194 37639 136 Finance
$58,150 $65,809 36861 366 Economics
$54,000 $63,324 35456 761 Accounting
$51,480 $57,854 32437 1865 General Business
$50,000 $58,429 33863 199 Operations Research
$47,500 $57,808 37793 34 Marketing
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The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Business and Economics for young women with a full time job.
Rank by Median 93 Avg. 1993 Std. Dev. Number of
Median Income Income 93 Income Observations Name of Major
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$40,000 $48,296 26957 212 Economics
$37,000 $39,538 18325 665 Accounting
$33,837 $34,312 11108 50 Marketing
$33,600 $37,655 17528 196 Finance
$32,500 $36,418 17407 1233 General Business
$31,494 $35,299 16690 184 Operations Research
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The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Business and Economics for mid-career women with a full time job.
Rank by Median 93 Avg. 1993 Std. Dev. Number of
Median Income Income 93 Income Observations Name of Major
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$43,600 $50,008 30834 104 Economics
$43,290 $44,573 20065 44 Finance
$41,600 $45,020 23346 371 Accounting
$37,000 $41,221 21553 651 General Business
$37,000 $41,428 20445 85 Operations Research
$33,638 $36,781 11367 12 Marketing
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The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Business and Economics for older women with a full time job.
Rank by Median 93 Avg. 1993 Std. Dev. Number of
Median Income Income 93 Income Observations Name of Major
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$52,500 $56,857 28887 50 Economics
$37,000 $36,845 13947 16 Finance
$37,000 $40,919 21984 386 General Business
$35,000 $39,200 20085 157 Accounting
$34,320 $41,041 21168 57 Operations Research
$33,280 $33,280 18720 2 Marketing
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The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Business and Economics for young men with a full time job.
Rank by Median 93 Avg. 1993 Std. Dev. Number of
Median Income Income 93 Income Observations Name of Major
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$42,000 $47,053 23682 805 Accounting
$42,000 $49,254 26650 231 Economics
$40,000 $48,161 26789 386 Finance
$39,060 $45,572 25701 232 Operations Research
$38,000 $43,623 24608 1695 General Business
$35,000 $40,271 20945 91 Marketing
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The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Business and Economics for mid-career men with a full time job.
Rank by Median 93 Avg. 1993 Std. Dev. Number of
Median Income Income 93 Income Observations Name of Major
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$50,980 $59,174 32091 162 Finance
$50,000 $55,849 28954 802 Accounting
$50,000 $58,909 33970 208 Economics
$45,000 $50,002 26513 1734 General Business
$44,700 $43,845 16309 40 Marketing
$42,000 $47,458 25757 162 Operations Research
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The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Business and Economics for older men with a full time job.
Rank by Median 93 Avg. 1993 Std. Dev. Number of
Median Income Income 93 Income Observations Name of Major
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$52,500 $63,459 35120 96 Finance
$52,000 $60,523 34110 584 Accounting
$50,000 $60,313 36091 168 Economics
$50,000 $55,198 30678 1378 General Business
$48,000 $56,421 32399 137 Operations Research
$33,800 $54,444 38992 23 Marketing
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The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Business and Economics for young women with a full time job.
Rank by Median 93 Avg. 1993 Std. Dev. Number of
Median Income Income 93 Income Observations Name of Major
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$37,150 $42,985 23393 114 Economics
$36,400 $38,365 17903 589 Accounting
$32,300 $36,082 17651 158 Finance
$32,270 $33,502 11243 38 Marketing
$31,824 $35,312 16856 1069 General Business
$30,000 $32,979 14090 150 Operations Research
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The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Business and Economics for mid-career women with a full time job.
Rank by Median 93 Avg. 1993 Std. Dev. Number of
Median Income Income 93 Income Observations Name of Major
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$40,000 $43,041 22624 303 Accounting
$38,000 $40,910 18885 33 Finance
$36,500 $42,714 25140 45 Economics
$36,000 $38,981 19130 514 General Business
$32,015 $38,245 17090 59 Operations Research
$30,000 $36,512 13016 9 Marketing
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The table below presents a comparison of incomes between the majors in College of Business and Economics for older women with a full time job.
Rank by Median 93 Avg. 1993 Std. Dev. Number of
Median Income Income 93 Income Observations Name of Major
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$47,013 $58,702 33278 27 Economics
$35,000 $38,799 21476 294 General Business
$33,000 $37,501 19696 127 Accounting
$32,500 $33,966 12484 14 Finance
$32,000 $36,563 14771 41 Operations Research
$14,560 $14,560 0 1 Marketing
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