Entrepreneurship Major Guide: Overview and RoEDU™ Opportunities 2025

The Entrepreneurship major builds core foundations in this discipline and prepares students with practical, career-relevant skills. Use RoEDU™ to find programs that match your goals.

Within Entrepreneurship, students often explore key subfields and specializations that provide targeted expertise.

Graduates translate classroom knowledge into real-world impact across sectors through hands-on projects and internships.

As part of Entrepreneurship, this major connects to diverse, high-demand fields and interdisciplinary pathways.

Salary Outlook

Entry-level salary
$95,448

Typical starting pay soon after graduation.

Mid-career salary (10y)
$119,563

Estimated after a decade of experience.

Experienced salary (20y)
$127,304

Seasoned professionals at ~20 years.

Weighted median over last 5 years
CAGR 0.6%

CAGR (compound annual growth rate) summarizes average yearly change across the observed period.

Estimated lifetime earnings

40 years, present value
$2,513,100

Employment-weighted across mapped SOCs; entry ≈ 85% of median; historical CAGR shown for last 5y; projections capped at 3% CAGR; lifetime is 40-year present value at 3% discount.

Career Opportunities & Salaries

Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024) • Median wages, employment, and growth projections

OccupationMedian WageTotal JobsGrowth RateEducation
Chief Executives
SOC: 11-1011
Occupation: Chief Executives
$206,420
211,850
N/A
N/A
General and Operations Managers
SOC: 11-1021
Occupation: General and Operations Managers
$102,950
3,584,420
N/A
N/A
Personal Service Managers, All Other
SOC: 11-9179
Occupation: Personal Service Managers, All Other
$61,340
10,490
N/A
N/A
Managers, All Other
SOC: 11-9199
Occupation: Managers, All Other
$136,550
630,980
N/A
N/A
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC: 25-1011
Occupation: Business Teachers, Postsecondary
$97,270
81,780
N/A
N/A

Historical Career Trends (2020-2024)

Historical data from Bureau of Labor Statistics (2020-2024) • Salary trends and employment growth over 5 years

Chief Executives

11.0%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$206,420211,850
2023$206,680211,230
2022$189,520199,240
2021$179,520200,480
2020$185,950202,360

General and Operations Managers

-0.7%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$102,9503,584,420
2023$101,2803,507,810
2022$98,1003,376,680
2021$97,9702,984,920
2020$103,6502,347,420

Personal Service Managers, All Other

1.6%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$61,34010,490
2023$57,57011,170
2022$56,0908,840
2021$60,3607,350

Managers, All Other

9.5%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$136,550630,980
2023$133,560589,750
2022$128,620543,290
2021$124,650497,890

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

10.5%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$97,27081,780
2023$97,13082,980
2022$88,79078,410
2021$94,36079,640
2020$88,01079,810

Colleges offering Entrepreneurship

Boston College

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$33k

Earnings

$77k
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Harvard University

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$18k

Earnings

$105k

Bentley University

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$44k

Earnings

$89k

Illinois Institute of Technology

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$26k

Earnings

$76k

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$42k

Earnings

$80k