Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2021

4,822

declining 7.84%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$7,070

growing 0%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$34,030

growing 0.487%

Average Wage

$98,335

growing 5.33%

People in Workforce

11.5M

growing 3.28%

Average Employee Age

43.9

growing 0.324%

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In 2021, the locations with the highest concentration of Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services degree recipients are Tempe, AZ, State College, PA, and Scottsdale, AZ. In 2021, the locations with a relatively high number of Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services degree recipients are Charleston, WV, Crete, NE, and Lindsborg, KS. The most common degree awarded to students studying Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services is a bachelors degree.

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Business

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services and the types of students that study this field. Arizona State University Campus Immersion awards the most degrees in Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services in the US, but FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles and FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San Francisco have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services.

Tuition costs for Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services majors are, on average, $7,070 for in-state public colleges, and $34,030 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (110 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (2,555 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services, is Public, 4-year or above (2,555 completions in 2021).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$7,070

Median In-State Public

$34,030

Median Out of State Private

Arizona State University Campus Immersion has the most Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services degree recipients, with 1,202 degrees awarded in 2021.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services, with 25.9%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services by year.

Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Business graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Business majors is $98,335 and the most common occupations are Accountants & auditors, Other managers, and Financial managers.

The industry that employs the most Business majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

$98,335

Average Wage in Workforce

± $725

5.33%

1 Year Growth

± 0.997%

The average salary for Business majors is $98,335 and the most common occupations are Accountants & auditors, Other managers, and Financial managers.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Business majors.

Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

Highest Paying Pumas

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Business majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Business majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

The most common occupations Business majors, by number of employees, are Accountants & auditors, Other managers, and Financial managers.

Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Business majors working as Accountants & auditors, Financial analysts, and Financial examiners.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

The highest paid occupations by median income for Business majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Chief executives & legislators.

Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

11.5M

2021 Workforce

± 80,140

3.28%

1 Year Growth

± 0.959%

The number of Business graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.28%, from 11.2M in 2020 to 11.5M in 2021.

The largest single share of Business graduates go on to work as Accountants & auditors (9.56%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Business by share of the total number of graduates.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

The most common industries that employ Business majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services, and Banking & related activities.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

The highest paying industries of Business majors, by average wage, are Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments, Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, and Oil & gas extraction.

Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

11.5M

2021 Workforce

± 80,140

3.28%

1 Year Growth

± 0.959%

The number of Business graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.28%, from 11.2M in 2020 to 11.5M in 2021.

The industry which employs the most Business graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Business.

Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Business majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Business majors.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Business in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Business is 43.9.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Business degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Business (2,616 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

43.9

Average Age in 2021

± 0.0922 Years

0.324%

1 Year Change

± 0.298%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Business. The most common ages of employees with this major are 36 and 40 years old, which represent 2.63% and 2.62% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.

Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Business are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (53.9%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
2,616 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
680 degrees awarded
Non-resident Alien
520 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination

White Male
992 degrees awarded
White Female
740 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Male
250 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services.

White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Other Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

Most Common Countries of Origin

India
169,218 degree recipients
Philippines
141,318 degree recipients
Mexico
139,522 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Mongolia
2.88 times more than expected
Zimbabwe
2.63 times more than expected
Indonesia
2.49 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Mongolia that hold Business degrees (2.88 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (169,218 degree recipients).