How much could you make if you major in business?

If you’re thinking about majoring in business, accounting, finance, management, marketing or information systems and operations management, here’s a glimpse into how much you could earn in your career.

Selecting a major is an important decision for any student in college. The classes, extracurricular activities and internships you complete during this time will help set the stage for your post-graduation career. If business or any of its functions, such as accounting, finance, management, marketing or information systems, has your interest, then our guide to your potential career earnings can help you in your major selection process.

To help you understand what your career earnings might look like after you graduate from the University of Florida with a degree in business, we’ve collected data from MyFloridaFuture that highlights the median earnings of people employed full-time who also graduated from the top public institution.*

Check out how much your degree in business from the University of Florida could help you earn on average in your career.

Accounting

• With a bachelor’s degree (BSAc)
  • 1 year after graduation – $56,000
  • 5 years after graduation – $94,400
  • 10 years after graduation – $122,600
• With a master’s degree (MAcc)
  • 1 year after graduation – $63,000
  • 5 years after graduation – $109,600
  • 10 years after graduation – $135,300

Finance

• With a bachelor’s degree (BSBA)
  • 1 year after graduation – $69,900
  • 5 years after graduation – $104,300
  • 10 years after graduation – $133,900
• With a master’s degree (MSF)
  • 1 year after graduation – $104,900
  • 5 years after graduation – $163,300
  • 10 years after graduation – $190,400

General Business Administration

• With a bachelor’s degree (BABA)
  • 1 year after graduation – $58,200
  • 5 years after graduation – $79,800
  • 10 years after graduation – $96,900
• With a master’s degree
  • 1 year after graduation – $92,000
  • 5 years after graduation – $129,300
  • 10 years after graduation – $146,700
• With a Ph.D.
  • 1 year after graduation – $172,400
  • 5 years after graduation – $219,400
  • 10 years after graduation – $238,400

Information Systems and Operations Management**

• With a bachelor’s degree (BSBA)
  • 1 year after graduation – $84,400
  • 5 years after graduation – $135,300
  • 10 years after graduation – $159,700
• With a master’s degree (MS-ISOM)
  • 1 year after graduation – $131,600
  • 5 years after graduation – $237,400
  • 10 years after graduation – $244,200

Management

• With a bachelor’s degree (BSBA)
  • 1 year after graduation – $65,000
  • 5 years after graduation – $108,600
  • 10 years after graduation – $120,700

Marketing

• With a bachelor’s degree (BSBA)
  • 1 year after graduation – $57,400
  • 5 years after graduation – $90,600
  • 10 years after graduation – $105,400

*Overall salary data is the median before tax earnings for full-time employees working in Florida, across the United States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Data updated 2023-2024.

It’s important to note that these are historical numbers and not a guarantee of what your salary will look like, but they can still be a valuable tool for planning your future.

**Includes data from the ‘Computer and Information Sciences’ major.