Irvine, California · Public
Business/Managerial Economics at University of California-Irvine
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 5.6% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $14,251 school-wide net price and $80,735 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
5.6% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a moderate award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 5.5% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 213
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 28.6%
- Graduation rate
- 86.9%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $14,251/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $57,004
- Median debt
- $15,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $80,735/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (5.6%), school-wide average net price ($14,251), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($80,735), and peer averages from 213 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 213 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 5.4x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($5,592 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($22,467 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place University of California-Irvine in the top 6% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 1.3% of reported awards · $3,033 net A+ 
CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY · 0.5% of reported awards · $5,718 net A+ 
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · 0.4% of reported awards · $16,075 net A+ 
Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI · 0.1% of reported awards · $9,120 net A 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.0% of reported awards · $13,138 net A 
Marshall University Huntington, WV · 0.3% of reported awards · $7,502 net A California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA · 0.3% of reported awards · $10,440 net A Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY · 0.4% of reported awards · $8,191 net A Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Business/Managerial Economics accounts for 5.6% of the awards or completions reported for University of California-Irvine. That award concentration is higher than at 96% of schools in this field set and is 5.4x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
University of California-Irvine's average net price is $14,251 per year, about $57,004 over four years. That is $5,592 below the $19,843 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $80,735 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $22,467 above the $58,268 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places University of California-Irvine #12 of 213 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.