Management Occupations·SOC 11-9199

Best degree programs for Managers, All Other, ranked by enrollment

Q: What degree do you need to become a Manager, All Other?

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business Administration and Management, General, which awarded 348,906 degrees in 2024-25, 36.8% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Q: Which college majors lead to becoming a Manager, All Other?

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 118 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Psychology, Business/Commerce, Economics, plus 42 more. Together they graduate about 948,832 people a year.

Q: How much do managers, all other earn?

The median is $141,900 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $74,300 at the 10th percentile to $238,270 at the 90th. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Q: Is demand for managers, all other growing?

BLS projects a +4.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 106,700 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

Q: How many schools offer programs for this career?

2,804 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 118 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

Q: What other job titles do managers, all other work under?

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Site Manager, Wind Site Manager, Compliance Manager, Wind Plant Manager, Compliance Director, Development Manager among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-9199.

118 college programs and 2,804 schools train Managers, All Other. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $141,900 median wage, 622,190 U.S. jobs. Federal data.

118 college programs at 2,804 schools train managers, all other, graduating 948,832 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Business Administration and Management, General. The job pays a median of $141,900 (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Graduates / yr

948,832

from every feeder program

Median annual wage

$141,900

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+4.5%

About as fast as average

Openings / yr

106,700

new plus replacement

Schools

2,804

with a feeder program

States with jobs

BLS reports wages

About managers, all other

All managers not listed separately.

Also calledSite ManagerWind Site ManagerCompliance ManagerWind Plant ManagerCompliance DirectorDevelopment ManagerDevelopment DirectorEnvironmental ManagerLoss Prevention ManagerAsset Protection ManagerLoss Prevention DirectorWind Operations Supervisor

Fields of study that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

CIP 52.02

Business Administration

374,790graduates / yr

2,305 schools · 6 specializations · 39.5% of pipeline

Grad earnings $43,506

Psychology

CIP 42.01

Psychology

146,449graduates / yr

1,567 schools · 1 specialization · 15.4% of pipeline

Grad earnings $31,426

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

CIP 52.01

Business/Commerce

60,975graduates / yr

806 schools · 1 specialization · 6.4% of pipeline

Grad earnings $44,700

638 schools · 6 specializations · 4.5% of pipeline

Grad earnings $51,725

277 schools · 15 specializations · 4.5% of pipeline

Grad earnings $33,805

Social Sciences

CIP 45.10

Political Science and Government

41,089graduates / yr

1,171 schools · 4 specializations · 4.3% of pipeline

Grad earnings $35,631

1,333 schools · 7 specializations · 3.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings $31,217

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services

CIP 43.01

Criminal Justice and Corrections

28,412graduates / yr

650 schools · 2 specializations · 2.9% of pipeline

Grad earnings $37,408

1,030 schools · 4 specializations · 2.9% of pipeline

Grad earnings $34,099

Psychology

CIP 42.27

Research and Experimental Psychology

23,003graduates / yr

152 schools · 10 specializations · 2.3% of pipeline

Grad earnings $34,454

339 schools · 4 specializations · 1.8% of pipeline

Grad earnings $35,590

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

CIP 52.07

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

14,004graduates / yr

537 schools · 4 specializations · 1.4% of pipeline

Grad earnings $43,803

Public Administration And Social Service Professions

CIP 44.04

Public Administration

13,763graduates / yr

431 schools · 3 specializations · 1.4% of pipeline

Grad earnings $45,374

Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

CIP 09.07

Radio

11,911graduates / yr

416 schools · 1 specialization · 1.3% of pipeline

Grad earnings $29,112

Social Sciences

CIP 45.09

International Relations and National Security Studies

11,902graduates / yr

323 schools · 3 specializations · 1.3% of pipeline

Grad earnings $37,878

230 schools · 1 specialization · 1.1% of pipeline

Grad earnings $37,366

527 schools · 6 specializations · 1.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings $27,806

Social Sciences

CIP 45.07

Geography and Cartography

7,176graduates / yr

269 schools · 3 specializations · 0.7% of pipeline

Grad earnings $38,944

Library Science

CIP 25.01

Library Science and Administration

6,630graduates / yr

71 schools · 2 specializations · 0.7% of pipeline

Grad earnings $29,163

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services

CIP 43.03

Homeland Security

6,292graduates / yr

152 schools · 4 specializations · 0.7% of pipeline

Grad earnings $46,281

Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services

CIP 11.10

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

3,763graduates / yr

80 schools · 1 specialization · 0.4% of pipeline

Grad earnings $48,185

Visual And Performing Arts

CIP 50.10

Arts

2,705graduates / yr

70 schools · 4 specializations · 0.3% of pipeline

Grad earnings $28,050

67 schools · 1 specialization · 0.3% of pipeline

Grad earnings $36,890

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services

CIP 43.02

Fire Protection

2,008graduates / yr

46 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline

Grad earnings $48,952

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services

CIP 43.04

Security Science and Technology

1,710graduates / yr

66 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline

Grad earnings $40,889

102 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline

Grad earnings $36,279

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

CIP 52.09

Hospitality Administration/Management

1,441graduates / yr

48 schools · 2 specializations · 0.2% of pipeline

Grad earnings $34,218

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

CIP 30.06

Systems Science and Theory

1,317graduates / yr

46 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline

Grad earnings $35,840

Social Sciences

CIP 45.12

Urban Studies/Affairs

1,201graduates / yr

90 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline

Grad earnings $40,294

Health Professions And Related Programs

CIP 51.20

Pharmacy

909graduates / yr

11 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline

Grad earnings $48,728

Social Sciences

CIP 45.13

Sociology and Anthropology

496graduates / yr

49 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline

Grad earnings $28,378

60 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings $26,804

Health Professions And Related Programs

CIP 51.07

Health and Medical Administrative Services

342graduates / yr

25 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings $30,774

Natural Resources And Conservation

CIP 03.02

Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy

323graduates / yr

19 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings $37,946

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

CIP 30.51

Philosophy

164graduates / yr

20 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings —

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

CIP 30.39

Economics and Computer Science

149graduates / yr

8 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings —

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

CIP 30.52

Digital Humanities and Textual Studies

143graduates / yr

12 schools · 2 specializations · 0.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings —

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

CIP 30.46

History and Political Science

109graduates / yr

21 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline

12 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings —

Theology And Religious Vocations

CIP 39.08

Religious Institution Administration and Law

61graduates / yr

7 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings —

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

CIP 30.12

Historic Preservation and Conservation

59graduates / yr

20 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings $35,326

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

CIP 52.21

Telecommunications Management

53graduates / yr

8 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings —

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

CIP 30.42

Geoarcheaology

8graduates / yr

2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings —

CIP 45.15

Geography and Anthropology

7graduates / yr

1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings —

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

CIP 30.47

Linguistics and Anthropology

4graduates / yr

1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings —

CIP 30.40

Economics and Foreign Language/Literature

3graduates / yr

1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline

Grad earnings —

118 degree programs that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#	Program	Graduates / yr	Share of pipeline	Schools	Grad earnings (1 yr)	Median debt
1	Business Administration and Management, General CIP 52.0201	348,906	36.8%	2,305	$43,506	$25,000
2	Psychology, General CIP 42.0101	146,449	15.4%	1,567	$31,426	$25,250
3	Business/Commerce, General CIP 52.0101	60,975	6.4%	806	$44,700	$24,000
4	Political Science and Government, General CIP 45.1001	39,456	4.2%	1,171	$35,631	$23,538
5	Sociology, General CIP 45.1101	27,731	2.9%	1,030	$34,099	$25,000
6	History, General CIP 54.0101	26,654	2.8%	1,333	$31,217	$24,000
7	Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration CIP 43.0103	26,068	2.7%	650	$37,408	$24,069
8	Econometrics and Quantitative Economics CIP 45.0603	22,866	2.4%	320	$51,725	$22,907
9	Economics, General CIP 45.0601	19,798	2.1%	638	$51,725	$22,907
10	Organizational Leadership CIP 52.0213	16,743	1.8%	548	$43,506	$25,000
11	Social Sciences, General CIP 45.0101	14,991	1.6%	339	$35,590	$24,095
12	Research and Experimental Psychology, Other CIP 42.2799	14,082	1.5%	152	$34,454	$21,878
13	Public Administration CIP 44.0401	13,652	1.4%	431	$45,374	$26,000
14	Counseling Psychology CIP 42.2803	12,264	1.3%	277	$33,805	$27,000
15	Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia CIP 09.0702	11,911	1.3%	416	$29,112	$23,836
16	Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies CIP 52.0701	10,569	1.1%	537	$43,803	$23,374
17	International Relations and Affairs CIP 45.0901	10,435	1.1%	323	$37,878	$21,750
18	Criminology CIP 45.0401	10,118	1.1%	230	$37,366	$25,000
19	Anthropology, General CIP 45.0201	9,337	1.0%	527	$27,806	$23,000
20	Applied Behavior Analysis CIP 42.2814	7,215	0.8%	143	$33,805	$27,000
21	Clinical Psychology CIP 42.2801	6,396	0.7%	205	$33,805	$27,000
22	Library and Information Science CIP 25.0101	6,306	0.7%	71	$29,163	$30,154
23	Project Management CIP 52.0211	6,015	0.6%	190	$43,506	$25,000
24	Experimental Psychology CIP 42.2704	4,599	0.5%	74	$34,454	$21,878
25	Geographic Information Science and Cartography CIP 45.0702	4,067	0.4%	269	$38,944	$22,762
26	Information Technology Project Management CIP 11.1005	3,763	0.4%	80	$48,185	$25,250
27	School Psychology CIP 42.2805	3,734	0.4%	205	$33,805	$27,000
28	Small Business Administration/Management CIP 52.0703	3,318	0.3%	201	$43,803	$23,374
29	Industrial and Organizational Psychology CIP 42.2804	3,169	0.3%	127	$33,805	$27,000
30	Applied Psychology CIP 42.2813	2,999	0.3%	96	$33,805	$27,000
31	Geography CIP 45.0701	2,786	0.3%	266	$38,944	$22,762
32	Homeland Security CIP 43.0301	2,784	0.3%	102	$46,281	$23,250
33	Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management CIP 43.0302	2,762	0.3%	152	$46,281	$23,250
34	Forensic Psychology CIP 42.2812	2,718	0.3%	59	$33,805	$27,000
35	Psychology, Other CIP 42.9999	2,686	0.3%	67	$36,890	$18,200
36	Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management CIP 52.0206	2,409	0.3%	175	$43,506	$25,000
37	Criminal Justice and Corrections, General CIP 43.0100	2,344	0.2%	75	$37,408	$24,069
38	Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods CIP 45.0102	2,284	0.2%	65	$35,590	$24,095
39	Fire Services Administration CIP 43.0202	2,008	0.2%	46	$48,952	$12,750
40	Educational Psychology CIP 42.2806	1,874	0.2%	84	$33,805	$27,000
41	Developmental and Child Psychology CIP 42.2703	1,771	0.2%	63	$34,454	$21,878
42	Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy CIP 43.0404	1,710	0.2%	66	$40,889	$25,000
43	Social Sciences, Other CIP 45.9999	1,659	0.2%	102	$36,279	$25,312
44	Behavioral Neuroscience CIP 42.2706	1,391	0.1%	32	$34,454	$21,878
45	Systems Science and Theorymain feeder CIP 30.0601	1,317	0.1%	46	$35,840	$23,250
46	Urban Studies/Affairs CIP 45.1201	1,201	0.1%	90	$40,294	$21,775
47	Political Science and Government, Other CIP 45.1099	1,060	0.1%	55	$35,631	$23,538
48	Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General CIP 50.1001	1,040	0.1%	70	$28,050	$25,468
49	Fine and Studio Arts Management CIP 50.1002	937	0.1%	62	$28,050	$25,468
50	Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences CIP 51.2009	909	0.1%	11	$48,728	$23,761
51	Public/Applied History CIP 54.0105	892	0.1%	51	$31,217	$24,000
52	Tourism and Travel Services Management CIP 52.0903	862	0.1%	48	$34,218	$23,364
53	National Security Policy Studies CIP 45.0902	836	0.1%	42	$37,878	$21,750
54	Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Other CIP 42.2899	711	0.1%	46	$33,805	$27,000
55	International Relations and National Security Studies, Other CIP 45.0999	631	0.1%	27	$37,878	$21,750
56	Family Psychology CIP 42.2811	630	0.1%	6	$33,805	$27,000
57	Hospitality Administration/Management, Other CIP 52.0999	579	0.1%	32	$34,218	$23,364
58	Critical Infrastructure Protection CIP 43.0303	568	0.1%	25	$46,281	$23,250
59	History, Other CIP 54.0199	542	0.1%	44	$31,217	$24,000
60	Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Other CIP 50.1099	512	0.1%	15	$28,050	$25,468
61	Sociology and Anthropology CIP 45.1301	496	0.1%	49	$28,378	$24,924
62	Community Psychology CIP 42.2802	464	0.0%	34	$33,805	$27,000
63	Social Psychology CIP 42.2707	455	0.0%	33	$34,454	$21,878
64	Health/Medical Psychology CIP 42.2810	428	0.0%	25	$33,805	$27,000
65	Science/Technology Management CIP 52.0216	399	0.0%	29	$43,506	$25,000
66	Archeology CIP 45.0301	392	0.0%	60	$26,804	$23,008
67	Development Economics and International Development CIP 45.0604	384	0.0%	42	$51,725	$22,907
68	Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics CIP 42.2701	382	0.0%	22	$34,454	$21,878
69	Applied Economics CIP 45.0602	378	0.0%	28	$51,725	$22,907
70	Clinical Research Coordinator CIP 51.0719	342	0.0%	25	$30,774	$17,375
71	Archives/Archival Administration CIP 25.0103	324	0.0%	13	$29,163	$30,154
72	Environmental/Natural Resource Economics CIP 03.0204	323	0.0%	19	$37,946	$24,125
73	Geography, Other CIP 45.0799	323	0.0%	23	$38,944	$22,762
74	Research and Development Management CIP 52.0210	318	0.0%	24	$43,506	$25,000
75	Medical Anthropology CIP 45.0203	301	0.0%	14	$27,806	$23,000
76	American Government and Politics (United States) CIP 45.1002	298	0.0%	28	$35,631	$23,538
77	Military History CIP 54.0108	287	0.0%	11	$31,217	$24,000
78	Political Economy CIP 45.1004	275	0.0%	21	$35,631	$23,538
79	American History (United States) CIP 54.0102	268	0.0%	6	$31,217	$24,000
80	Theatre/Theatre Arts Management CIP 50.1004	216	0.0%	23	$28,050	$25,468
81	Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology CIP 42.2708	210	0.0%	16	$34,454	$21,878
82	History and Philosophy of Science and Technology CIP 54.0104	207	0.0%	19	$31,217	$24,000
83	International Economics CIP 45.0605	204	0.0%	18	$51,725	$22,907
84	Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations CIP 43.0304	178	0.0%	14	$46,281	$23,250
85	Philosophy, Politics, and Economics CIP 30.5101	164	0.0%	20	—	—
86	Economics and Computer Science CIP 30.3901	149	0.0%	8	—	—
87	Economics, Other CIP 45.0699	143	0.0%	24	$51,725	$22,907
88	Anthropology, Other CIP 45.0299	134	0.0%	20	$27,806	$23,000
89	Digital Humanities CIP 30.5202	133	0.0%	12	—	—
90	Applied/Public Sociology CIP 45.1102	125	0.0%	10	$34,099	$25,000
91	History and Political Science CIP 30.4601	109	0.0%	21	—	—
92	Clinical Child Psychology CIP 42.2807	101	0.0%	9	$33,805	$27,000
93	Social Entrepreneurship CIP 52.0704	99	0.0%	14	$43,803	$23,374
94	Forensic Anthropology CIP 45.0205	81	0.0%	7	$27,806	$23,000
95	Public Administration, Other CIP 44.0499	76	0.0%	6	$45,374	$26,000
96	Psychopharmacology CIP 42.2709	74	0.0%	5	$34,454	$21,878
97	Demography and Population Studies CIP 45.0501	71	0.0%	12	—	—
98	Religious Institution Administration and Management CIP 39.0801	61	0.0%	7	—	—
99	Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis CIP 30.1202	59	0.0%	20	$35,326	$22,812
100	Cultural Anthropology CIP 45.0204	56	0.0%	12	$27,806	$23,000
101	Physical and Biological Anthropology CIP 45.0202	55	0.0%	10	$27,806	$23,000
102	Telecommunications Management CIP 52.2101	53	0.0%	8	—	$18,514
103	Rural Sociology CIP 45.1103	46	0.0%	4	$34,099	$25,000
104	Public Works Management CIP 44.0402	35	0.0%	2	$45,374	$26,000
105	Personality Psychology CIP 42.2705	23	0.0%	2	$34,454	$21,878
106	Environmental Psychology CIP 42.2808	22	0.0%	3	$33,805	$27,000
107	Survey Research/Methodology CIP 45.0103	18	0.0%	2	$35,590	$24,095
108	Franchising and Franchise Operations CIP 52.0702	18	0.0%	2	$43,803	$23,374
109	Comparative Psychology CIP 42.2702	16	0.0%	2	$34,454	$21,878
110	Digital Humanities and Textual Studies, General CIP 30.5201	10	0.0%	2	—	—
111	Social Sciences, Other CIP 45.0199	9	0.0%	2	$35,590	$24,095
112	European History CIP 54.0103	9	0.0%	3	$31,217	$24,000
113	Geoarcheaology CIP 30.4201	8	0.0%	2	—	—
114	Sociology, Other CIP 45.1199	8	0.0%	3	$34,099	$25,000
115	Geography and Anthropology CIP 45.1501	7	0.0%	1	—	—
116	Linguistics and Anthropology CIP 30.4701	4	0.0%	1	—	—
117	Economics and Foreign Language/Literature CIP 30.4001	3	0.0%	1	—	—
118	Geropsychology CIP 42.2809	2	0.0%	1	$33,805	$27,000

Top 50 schools by graduates into this job

Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#	School	Graduates / yr	Top feeder program	Grad rate	Net price	Acceptance
1	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH Private not-for-profit · 12 feeder programs	17,699	Business Administration and Management, General	43%	$34,565	100%
2	University of Phoenix - Arizona Phoenix, AZ Private for-profit · 8 feeder programs	16,452	Business Administration and Management, General	21%	$15,478	—
3	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA Private not-for-profit · 23 feeder programs	9,622	Business Administration and Management, General	65%	$28,911	99%
4	Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs	8,330	Business Administration and Management, General	46%	$11,580	—
5	Brigham Young University - Idaho Rexburg, ID Private not-for-profit · 12 feeder programs	7,055	Business Administration and Management, General	55%	$6,760	96%
6	American Public University System Charles Town, WV Private for-profit · 19 feeder programs	6,305	Business Administration and Management, General	57%	$10,199	—
7	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ Public · 32 feeder programs	5,757	Psychology, General	0%	—	67%
8	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD Public · 9 feeder programs	5,748	Business Administration and Management, General	33%	—	—
9	Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO Private for-profit · 4 feeder programs	5,546	Business Administration and Management, General	19%	$16,966	—
10	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN Public · 15 feeder programs	5,537	Business Administration and Management, General	50%	—	—
11	Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN Public · 23 feeder programs	5,393	Business/Commerce, General	80%	—	78%
12	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ Private not-for-profit · 13 feeder programs	5,284	Business Administration and Management, General	43%	$21,535	79%
13	Capella University Minneapolis, MN Private for-profit · 17 feeder programs	5,070	Applied Behavior Analysis	20%	$19,369	—
14	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN Public · 9 feeder programs	4,714	Business Administration and Management, General	40%	—	—
15	Columbia Southern University Orange Beach, AL Private for-profit · 9 feeder programs	4,546	Business Administration and Management, General	33%	$15,554	—
16	San Diego State University San Diego, CA Public · 24 feeder programs	4,248	Business Administration and Management, General	76%	—	36%
17	University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Public · 13 feeder programs	4,126	Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	93%	—	9%
18	University of the People Pasadena, CA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs	4,072	Business Administration and Management, General	34%	—	—
19	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL Public · 21 feeder programs	4,043	Psychology, General	78%	—	40%
20	California State University - Fullerton Fullerton, CA Public · 11 feeder programs	3,972	Business Administration and Management, General	70%	—	91%
21	University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI Public · 28 feeder programs	3,693	Economics, General	90%	—	45%
22	University of Florida Gainesville, FL Public · 14 feeder programs	3,644	Business Administration and Management, General	91%	—	24%
23	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ Public · 41 feeder programs	3,643	Psychology, General	68%	—	90%
24	San Jose State University San Jose, CA Public · 17 feeder programs	3,631	Business Administration and Management, General	69%	—	85%
25	New York University New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 27 feeder programs	3,600	Research and Experimental Psychology, Other	88%	$29,023	9%
26	Florida International University Miami, FL Public · 14 feeder programs	3,570	Psychology, General	74%	—	55%
27	Valencia College Orlando, FL Public · 5 feeder programs	3,557	Business Administration and Management, General	48%	—	—
28	Boston University Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 28 feeder programs	3,470	Business Administration and Management, General	89%	$21,956	11%
29	American InterContinental University System Chandler, AZ Private for-profit · 6 feeder programs	3,448	Business Administration and Management, General	9%	$15,785	—
30	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL Public · 19 feeder programs	3,414	Psychology, General	86%	—	24%
31	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Public · 17 feeder programs	3,376	Business Administration and Management, General	93%	—	16%
32	The University of Arizona Global Campus Chandler, AZ Public · 16 feeder programs	3,370	Business Administration and Management, General	11%	$26,445	—
33	California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA Public · 13 feeder programs	3,333	Business Administration and Management, General	69%	—	46%
34	California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA Public · 16 feeder programs	3,309	Business Administration and Management, General	57%	—	93%
35	University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA Public · 20 feeder programs	3,295	Research and Experimental Psychology, Other	87%	—	29%
36	University of South Florida Tampa, FL Public · 22 feeder programs	3,259	Psychology, General	77%	—	43%
37	Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX Public · 31 feeder programs	3,253	Psychology, General	84%	—	57%
38	Utah Valley University Orem, UT Public · 19 feeder programs	3,076	Business Administration and Management, General	45%	—	—
39	George Mason University Fairfax, VA Public · 28 feeder programs	3,055	Business/Commerce, General	68%	—	87%
40	University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA Public · 15 feeder programs	3,032	Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	93%	—	11%
41	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO Public · 11 feeder programs	3,006	Business Administration and Management, General	74%	—	78%
42	University of Georgia Athens, GA Public · 27 feeder programs	2,957	Psychology, General	90%	—	38%
43	DeVry University - Illinois Lisle, IL Private for-profit · 4 feeder programs	2,931	Business/Commerce, General	37%	$32,381	98%
44	Louisiana State University - Shreveport Shreveport, LA Public · 9 feeder programs	2,924	Business Administration and Management, General	38%	—	51%
45	University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign Champaign, IL Public · 12 feeder programs	2,899	Business Administration and Management, General	85%	—	42%
46	University of California - Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA Public · 13 feeder programs	2,841	Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	83%	—	33%
47	National University San Diego, CA Private not-for-profit · 17 feeder programs	2,699	Applied Behavior Analysis	43%	$31,817	—
48	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Public · 19 feeder programs	2,689	Business Administration and Management, General	89%	—	27%
49	University of California - Riverside Riverside, CA Public · 14 feeder programs	2,673	Business Administration and Management, General	76%	—	76%
50	California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA Public · 15 feeder programs	2,628	Business Administration and Management, General	56%	—	94%

What managers, all other earn

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual wage

$141,900

Mean annual

$153,890

Median hourly

$68.22/hr

People employed

622,190

What the range looks like

10th pct$74,300Median$141,90090th pct$238,270

Top-paying states

Top-paying metro areas

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

$217,280median

13,740 jobs

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

$210,080median

21,550 jobs

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

$184,250median

9,120 jobs

Boulder, CO

$179,090median

1,020 jobs

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT

$174,520median

2,040 jobs

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

$175,980median

9,250 jobs

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO

$166,610median

560 jobs

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

$169,800median

34,400 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34

+4.5%

About as fast as average

Openings per year

106,700

new jobs plus replacements

Employment change

59,800

1,333,700 → 1,393,500

Typical entry education

Bachelor's degree

Where the jobs are, state by state

Pick a state for in-state pay, the schools there, and the programs they run.

This occupation state by state: pay, jobs, and schools
State	Median pay	Jobs	Concentration	Schools	Graduates / yr
California	$174,560	99,580	1.37×	262	163,129
Texas	$134,390	61,410	1.09×	151	58,547
New York	$167,200	18,470	0.48×	163	57,599
Florida	$108,890	37,820	0.95×	113	48,141
Arizona	$129,870	8,540	0.66×	45	46,459
Virginia	$166,230	21,560	1.31×	78	31,381
Pennsylvania	$131,600	20,170	0.83×	139	30,138
Massachusetts	$182,950	10,630	0.73×	77	30,121
Indiana	$79,900	6,990	0.55×	51	28,196
Illinois	$140,240	31,680	1.30×	104	26,364
North Carolina	$141,160	21,830	1.10×	116	26,081
Georgia	$125,000	34,680	1.77×	87	23,288
Colorado	$171,140	14,060	1.22×	38	21,474
New Hampshire	$145,630	1,330	0.49×	20	21,142
Ohio	$129,940	7,360	0.33×	111	21,071
Utah	$134,890	9,190	1.32×	13	18,870
Michigan	$134,260	9,380	0.53×	74	18,035
Maryland	$159,040	17,530	1.59×	44	17,530
New Jersey	$161,510	30,270	1.77×	53	17,489
Minnesota	$152,600	4,160	0.35×	64	17,235
Alabama	$135,890	1,970	0.23×	45	14,642
Kentucky	$122,930	2,390	0.30×	48	14,435
Missouri	$125,760	11,420	0.97×	65	13,994
Washington	$164,160	10,490	0.74×	61	12,984
Tennessee	$99,430	17,510	1.34×	60	12,458
Wisconsin	$107,050	14,240	1.21×	55	12,380
South Carolina	$129,960	2,210	0.24×	52	11,319
Connecticut	$162,690	7,330	1.08×	24	11,141
Louisiana	$103,140	13,220	1.71×	37	10,861
Idaho	$131,550	1,230	0.36×	12	10,144
West Virginia	$124,940	3,640	1.30×	32	10,047
District of Columbia	$175,720	18,570	6.61×	14	9,549
Oklahoma	$131,870	1,340	0.20×	52	8,674
Oregon	$125,580	7,680	0.98×	36	8,053
Iowa	$128,080	3,600	0.58×	45	7,288
Mississippi	$101,570	960	0.21×	30	6,338
Kansas	$131,710	2,690	0.47×	42	6,003
Arkansas	$87,520	5,690	1.09×	47	5,982
Nebraska	$116,430	2,640	0.64×	26	5,616
Rhode Island	$165,900	790	0.39×	12	4,236
Nevada	$112,040	9,110	1.47×	9	3,962
New Mexico	$123,550	3,770	1.08×	28	3,859
Maine	$115,920	1,860	0.72×	22	3,614
Delaware	$168,060	1,280	0.66×	6	2,461
Hawaii	$130,000	—	—	8	2,249
Vermont	$125,440	1,060	0.87×	10	2,238
Montana	$110,470	1,600	0.78×	19	2,041
South Dakota	$119,470	570	0.31×	18	1,739
North Dakota	$126,440	2,040	1.19×	18	1,625
Wyoming	$113,420	850	0.76×	9	1,203
Alaska	$127,950	1,740	1.34×	6	716

Skills and tools

From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.

What they do day to day

Develop regulatory strategies and implementation plans for the preparation and submission of new products.
Review all regulatory agency submission materials to ensure timeliness, accuracy, comprehensiveness, or compliance with regulatory standards.
Direct the preparation and submission of regulatory agency applications, reports, or correspondence.
Investigate product complaints and prepare documentation and submissions to appropriate regulatory agencies as necessary.
Provide responses to regulatory agencies regarding product information or issues.
Represent organizations before domestic or international regulatory agencies on major policy matters or decisions regarding company products.
Provide regulatory guidance to departments or development project teams regarding design, development, evaluation, or marketing of products.
Manage activities such as audits, regulatory agency inspections, or product recalls.

Skills

Reading Comprehension4.0
Critical Thinking3.9
Speaking3.9
Active Listening3.9
Writing3.9
Monitoring3.8
Active Learning3.4
Learning Strategies3.0

Knowledge areas

English Language4.0
Administration and Management3.9
Law and Government3.6
Customer and Personal Service3.3
Computers and Electronics3.2
Mathematics3.1

Abilities

Oral Expression4.1
Written Expression4.0
Oral Comprehension4.0
Written Comprehension4.0
Problem Sensitivity4.0
Deductive Reasoning3.9

Core activities

Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.5
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.5
Getting Information4.5
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards4.5
Working with Computers4.3
Communicating with People Outside the Organization4.3

Tools and technology

hotmarks an O*NET hot technology

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How to get in

How to become a Manager, All Other

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0

Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree
Work experience needed: Less than 5 years

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 25 majors mapped to Managers, All Other23 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+

03.0204Environmental/Natural Resource Economics
09.0702Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
11.1005Information Technology Project Management
25.0101Library and Information Science
25.0103Archives/Archival Administration
30.0601Systems Science and Theory
30.1202Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis
30.3901Economics and Computer Science
30.4001Economics and Foreign Language/Literature
30.4201Geoarcheaology
30.4501History and Language/Literature(no graduates reported)
30.4601History and Political Science
30.4701Linguistics and Anthropology
30.5101Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
30.5201Digital Humanities and Textual Studies, General
30.5202Digital Humanities
30.5203Textual Studies(no graduates reported)
39.0801Religious Institution Administration and Management
42.0101Psychology, General
42.2701Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
42.2702Comparative Psychology
42.2703Developmental and Child Psychology
42.2704Experimental Psychology
42.2705Personality Psychology
42.2706Behavioral Neuroscience

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Jobs O*NET identifies as close to this one, with their own pay and outlook.

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49-9081

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

$64,1209,980 jobs+49.9%

17-2199

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17-2081

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Common questions

What degree do you need to become a Manager, All Other?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business Administration and Management, General, which awarded 348,906 degrees in 2024-25, 36.8% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Manager, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 118 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Psychology, Business/Commerce, Economics, plus 42 more. Together they graduate about 948,832 people a year.

How much do managers, all other earn?+

The median is $141,900 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $74,300 at the 10th percentile to $238,270 at the 90th. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for managers, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +4.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 106,700 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career?+

2,804 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 118 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do managers, all other work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Site Manager, Wind Site Manager, Compliance Manager, Wind Plant Manager, Compliance Director, Development Manager among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-9199.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024-25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025
Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
Official source →
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34
Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
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IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)
Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
Official source →
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohorts
Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Official source →
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest available
Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
Official source →
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018
Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
Official source →
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Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
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Best degree programs for Managers, All Other, ranked by enrollment

About managers, all other

Fields of study that lead to this job

118 degree programs that lead to this job

Top 50 schools by graduates into this job

What managers, all other earn

Top-paying states

Top-paying metro areas

Job outlook

Where the jobs are, state by state

Skills and tools

What they do day to day

Skills

Knowledge areas

Abilities

Core activities

Tools and technology

How to get in

How to become a Manager, All Other

Every major mapped to this job

Related careers

Common questions

BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

BLS Employment Projections

IPEDS Completions

College Scorecard, Field of Study

Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

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