Best Manager, All Other programs in Washington, ranked by enrollment
All managers not listed.
61 schools in Washington run programs that feed this job, graduating 12,984 people a year. The job pays a median of $164,160 in Washington across about 10,490 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Washington that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
64 programs in Washington that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Washington (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Washington page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 52.0201In Washington → | 3,309 | 25.5% | 45 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 2 | CIP 52.0101In Washington → | 1,758 | 13.5% | 36 | $44,700 | $24,000 |
| 3 | CIP 42.0101In Washington → | 1,731 | 13.3% | 18 | $31,426 | $25,250 |
| 4 | CIP 45.1001In Washington → | 533 | 4.1% | 13 | $35,631 | $23,538 |
| 5 | CIP 42.2799In Washington → | 509 | 3.9% | 3 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
| 6 | CIP 54.0101In Washington → | 485 | 3.7% | 16 | $31,217 | $24,000 |
| 7 | CIP 45.1101In Washington → | 455 | 3.5% | 11 | $34,099 | $25,000 |
| 8 | CIP 52.0213In Washington → | 421 | 3.2% | 14 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 9 | CIP 45.0603In Washington → | 384 | 3.0% | 5 | $51,725 | $22,907 |
| 10 | CIP 09.0702In Washington → | 317 | 2.4% | 6 | $29,112 | $23,836 |
| 11 | CIP 45.0101In Washington → | 313 | 2.4% | 3 | $35,590 | $24,095 |
| 12 | CIP 45.0401In Washington → | 251 | 1.9% | 4 | $37,366 | $25,000 |
| 13 | CIP 45.0702In Washington → | 210 | 1.6% | 7 | $38,944 | $22,762 |
| 14 | CIP 44.0401In Washington → | 205 | 1.6% | 5 | $45,374 | $26,000 |
| 15 | CIP 45.0201In Washington → | 191 | 1.5% | 8 | $27,806 | $23,000 |
| 16 | CIP 52.0701In Washington → | 164 | 1.3% | 16 | $43,803 | $23,374 |
| 17 | CIP 52.0211In Washington → | 160 | 1.2% | 7 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 18 | CIP 42.2803In Washington → | 156 | 1.2% | 6 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 19 | CIP 25.0101In Washington → | 144 | 1.1% | 2 | $29,163 | $30,154 |
| 20 | CIP 43.0103In Washington → | 124 | 1.0% | 11 | $37,408 | $24,069 |
| 21 | CIP 45.0601In Washington → | 110 | 0.8% | 8 | $51,725 | $22,907 |
| 22 | CIP 42.2805In Washington → | 88 | 0.7% | 5 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 23 | CIP 43.0404In Washington → | 75 | 0.6% | 2 | $40,889 | $25,000 |
| 24 | CIP 45.1099In Washington → | 73 | 0.6% | 2 | $35,631 | $23,538 |
| 25 | CIP 54.0199In Washington → | 67 | 0.5% | 2 | $31,217 | $24,000 |
| 26 | CIP 52.0703In Washington → | 62 | 0.5% | 5 | $43,803 | $23,374 |
| 27 | CIP 42.2810In Washington → | 60 | 0.5% | 1 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 28 | CIP 45.1004In Washington → | 48 | 0.4% | 2 | $35,631 | $23,538 |
| 29 | CIP 45.0301In Washington → | 46 | 0.4% | 3 | $26,804 | $23,008 |
| 30 | CIP 42.2801In Washington → | 42 | 0.3% | 4 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 31 | CIP 50.1002In Washington → | 40 | 0.3% | 3 | $28,050 | $25,468 |
| 32 | CIP 42.2703In Washington → | 34 | 0.3% | 2 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
| 33 | CIP 45.0701In Washington → | 34 | 0.3% | 2 | $38,944 | $22,762 |
| 34 | CIP 43.0302In Washington → | 33 | 0.3% | 5 | $46,281 | $23,250 |
| 35 | CIP 45.9999In Washington → | 32 | 0.2% | 2 | $36,279 | $25,312 |
| 36 | CIP 42.2707In Washington → | 31 | 0.2% | 1 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
| 37 | CIP 45.0901In Washington → | 28 | 0.2% | 5 | $37,878 | $21,750 |
| 38 | CIP 42.2804In Washington → | 26 | 0.2% | 2 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 39 | CIP 42.2807In Washington → | 25 | 0.2% | 1 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 40 | CIP 52.0216In Washington → | 25 | 0.2% | 2 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 41 | CIP 45.1201In Washington → | 23 | 0.2% | 1 | $40,294 | $21,775 |
| 42 | CIP 52.0206In Washington → | 20 | 0.2% | 3 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 43 | CIP 45.1301In Washington → | 18 | 0.1% | 2 | $28,378 | $24,924 |
| 44 | CIP 45.0699In Washington → | 15 | 0.1% | 2 | $51,725 | $22,907 |
| 45 | CIP 42.2806In Washington → | 13 | 0.1% | 1 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 46 | CIP 43.0202In Washington → | 13 | 0.1% | 2 | $48,952 | $12,750 |
| 47 | CIP 45.0299In Washington → | 11 | 0.1% | 2 | $27,806 | $23,000 |
| 48 | CIP 45.0602In Washington → | 11 | 0.1% | 1 | $51,725 | $22,907 |
| 49 | CIP 42.2813In Washington → | 10 | 0.1% | 2 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 50 | CIP 42.2802In Washington → | 9 | 0.1% | 1 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 51 | CIP 42.2812In Washington → | 8 | 0.1% | 2 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 52 | CIP 42.2702In Washington → | 7 | 0.1% | 1 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
| 53 | CIP 45.0204In Washington → | 5 | 0.0% | 1 | $27,806 | $23,000 |
| 54 | CIP 45.0604In Washington → | 5 | 0.0% | 2 | $51,725 | $22,907 |
| 55 | CIP 50.1001In Washington → | 4 | 0.0% | 2 | $28,050 | $25,468 |
| 56 | CIP 03.0204In Washington → | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | $37,946 | $24,125 |
| 57 | CIP 52.0704In Washington → | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | $43,803 | $23,374 |
| 58 | CIP 52.0903In Washington → | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | $34,218 | $23,364 |
| 59 | CIP 30.4601In Washington → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | — | — |
| 60 | CIP 42.2704In Washington → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | $34,454 | $21,878 |
| 61 | CIP 42.2808In Washington → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | $33,805 | $27,000 |
| 62 | CIP 42.9999In Washington → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | $36,890 | $18,200 |
| 63 | CIP 43.0301In Washington → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | $46,281 | $23,250 |
| 64 | CIP 54.0104In Washington → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | $31,217 | $24,000 |
Top 25 schools in Washington
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 25 of the 61 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Public · 21 feeder programs | 2,360 | Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | $34,715 | 85% | — | 39% |
| 2 | Washington State University Pullman, WA Public · 13 feeder programs | 1,741 | Psychology, General | $36,216 | 60% | — | 87% |
| 3 | Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA Public · 20 feeder programs | 975 | Business Administration and Management, General | $45,138 | 43% | — | 91% |
| 4 | Gonzaga University Spokane, WA Private not-for-profit · 11 feeder programs | 734 | Business/Commerce, General | $54,540 | 86% | $30,006 | 82% |
| 5 | Western Washington University Bellingham, WA Public · 17 feeder programs | 694 | Psychology, General | $32,306 | 65% | — | 93% |
| 6 | Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA Public · 15 feeder programs | 664 | Business Administration and Management, General | $49,791 | 54% | — | 91% |
| 7 | Seattle University Seattle, WA Private not-for-profit · 19 feeder programs | 507 | Business Administration and Management, General | $46,598 | 76% | $31,900 | 77% |
| 8 | University of Washington - Bothell Campus Bothell, WA Public · 4 feeder programs | 363 | Business Administration and Management, General | $49,004 | 65% | — | 91% |
| 9 | University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA Public · 7 feeder programs | 354 | Psychology, General | $34,660 | 63% | — | 83% |
| 10 | City University of Seattle Seattle, WA Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs | 260 | Business Administration and Management, General | $79,592 | — | $35,049 | — |
| 11 | Pierce College District Lakewood, WA Public · 8 feeder programs | 255 | Business/Commerce, General | — | 31% | — | — |
| 12 | Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA Private not-for-profit · 10 feeder programs | 228 | Business/Commerce, General | $56,283 | 62% | $24,653 | 83% |
| 13 | Columbia Basin College Pasco, WA Public · 6 feeder programs | 209 | Project Management | $48,411 | 33% | — | — |
| 14 | Green River College Auburn, WA Public · 4 feeder programs | 202 | Business/Commerce, General | — | 39% | — | — |
| 15 | Clark College Vancouver, WA Public · 3 feeder programs | 198 | Business/Commerce, General | $40,313 | 39% | — | — |
| 16 | Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA Private not-for-profit · 8 feeder programs | 196 | Business Administration and Management, General | $52,919 | 69% | $19,944 | 78% |
| 17 | Bellevue College Bellevue, WA Public · 5 feeder programs | 176 | Business/Commerce, General | — | 36% | — | — |
| 18 | Whitworth University Spokane, WA Private not-for-profit · 8 feeder programs | 172 | Business Administration and Management, General | $47,241 | 71% | $23,510 | 90% |
| 19 | Edmonds College Lynnwood, WA Public · 4 feeder programs | 158 | Business/Commerce, General | — | 29% | — | — |
| 20 | The Evergreen State College Olympia, WA Public · 9 feeder programs | 148 | Public Administration | — | 41% | — | 96% |
| 21 | Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla, WA Public · 3 feeder programs | 145 | Business Administration and Management, General | — | 38% | — | — |
| 22 | Whitman College Walla Walla, WA Private not-for-profit · 13 feeder programs | 143 | Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | $46,832 | 81% | $28,508 | 38% |
| 23 | University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA Private not-for-profit · 8 feeder programs | 133 | Business Administration and Management, General | $49,106 | 68% | $35,057 | 72% |
| 24 | Everett Community College Everett, WA Public · 2 feeder programs | 120 | Business/Commerce, General | — | 37% | — | — |
| 25 | Olympic College Bremerton, WA Public · 6 feeder programs | 115 | Business/Commerce, General | — | 31% | — | — |
All 61 schools in Washington
Every school in Washington with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Washington - Seattle Campus | Seattle | Public | 2,360 | 21 |
| Washington State University | Pullman | Public | 1,741 | 13 |
| Eastern Washington University | Cheney | Public | 975 | 20 |
| Gonzaga University | Spokane | Private not-for-profit | 734 | 11 |
| Western Washington University | Bellingham | Public | 694 | 17 |
| Central Washington University | Ellensburg | Public | 664 | 15 |
| Seattle University | Seattle | Private not-for-profit | 507 | 19 |
| University of Washington - Bothell Campus | Bothell | Public | 363 | 4 |
| University of Washington - Tacoma Campus | Tacoma | Public | 354 | 7 |
| City University of Seattle | Seattle | Private not-for-profit | 260 | 6 |
| Pierce College District | Lakewood | Public | 255 | 8 |
| Seattle Pacific University | Seattle | Private not-for-profit | 228 | 10 |
| Columbia Basin College | Pasco | Public | 209 | 6 |
| Green River College | Auburn | Public | 202 | 4 |
| Clark College | Vancouver | Public | 198 | 3 |
What managers, all other earn in Washington
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $141,900. Washington pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Washington
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Managers, All Other page.
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.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Washington
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
Common questions
Answers for people weighing managers, all other programs in Washington.
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 3,309 degrees in Washington in 2024-25, 25.5% 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 64 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Business/Commerce, Psychology, Political Science and Government, plus 27 more. Together they graduate about 12,984 people a year in Washington.
How much do managers, all other earn in Washington?+
The median is $164,160 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 15.7% above the U.S. median of $141,900. 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 in Washington?+
61 institutions in Washington reported graduates from at least one of the 64 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 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
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