Business/Commerce, General

47,486 students earn a business/commerce, general credential each year across 808 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out
$46,950
Typical earnings, 5 years out
$63,971

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 397 colleges by graduates

1Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana$71,1001 year out2Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$74,8681 year out3University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri$55,9991 year out4George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia1 year out5University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida$45,0501 year out6University of OregonEugene, Oregon$46,8971 year out7Strayer University-Global RegionWashington, District of Columbia$55,4311 year out8New York UniversityNew York, New York$77,8281 year out9University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky$49,4311 year out10Strayer University-GeorgiaChamblee, Georgia$55,4311 year out11Central State UniversityWilberforce, Ohio$29,4721 year out12Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York$57,2251 year out13Georgia Gwinnett CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia$39,7001 year out14University of South FloridaTampa, Florida$45,3571 year out15Strayer University-VirginiaArlington, Virginia$55,4311 year out16Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana$48,1641 year out17The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama1 year out18University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, Missouri$48,9281 year out19Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington$54,5401 year out20Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana$52,4671 year out21Strayer University-North CarolinaGreensboro, North Carolina$55,4311 year out22American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia1 year out23Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho$45,3181 year out24Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas$44,7001 year out25University of Missouri-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri$48,6031 year out26Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas$49,4711 year out27Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia$51,6691 year out28Columbia CollegeColumbia, Missouri$48,3291 year out29Marshall UniversityHuntington, West Virginia1 year out30Strayer University-MarylandBaltimore, Maryland$55,4311 year out31Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri$44,2621 year out32University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, Kentucky$46,2421 year out33Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles, Missouri$47,8211 year out34University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada$45,6301 year out35Strayer University-TexasFarmers Branch, Texas$55,4311 year out36University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi$39,4641 year out37Purdue University Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana$46,9501 year out38Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana$46,5501 year out39College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York$29,7361 year out40University of KansasLawrence, Kansas$49,3391 year out41Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$48,7471 year out42Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania$45,1101 year out43Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida1 year out44Strayer University-South CarolinaGreenville, South Carolina$55,4311 year out45University of North TexasDenton, Texas$45,1221 year out46Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas$40,8681 year out47West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia$42,2981 year out48Strayer University-TennesseeNashville, Tennessee$55,4311 year out49DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, Illinois$57,0201 year out50Citadel Military College of South CarolinaCharleston, South Carolina1 year out51Strayer University-PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$55,4311 year out52University of Houston-DowntownHouston, Texas$47,4691 year out53University of RedlandsRedlands, California$72,6641 year out54Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina$76,7221 year out55Indiana University-South BendSouth Bend, Indiana$48,2381 year out56University of BaltimoreBaltimore, Maryland$52,3291 year out57Waldorf UniversityForest City, Iowa$51,9541 year out58Montana State University BillingsBillings, Montana$44,0821 year out59Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts$55,8061 year out60Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, Alabama$44,7851 year out61Strayer University-FloridaTampa, Florida$55,4311 year out62Bellevue UniversityBellevue, Nebraska$58,1281 year out63Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, New York$54,3781 year out64Augusta UniversityAugusta, Georgia$60,5411 year out65Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, California$46,9581 year out66Colorado Technical University-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado$37,2121 year out67St Lawrence UniversityCanton, New York$54,7721 year out68Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville, Kentucky$36,7491 year out69University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin$49,9651 year out70University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky1 year out71University of Central ArkansasConway, Arkansas$42,8921 year out72Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri$43,3641 year out73Texas A&M University-VictoriaVictoria, Texas$43,6911 year out74Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown, Texas$47,0561 year out75CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York$65,5201 year out76University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida$43,3251 year out77Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, New Hampshire$41,7141 year out78Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, New Jersey1 year out79University of North Texas at DallasDallas, Texas1 year out80Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk, Virginia1 year out81New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico$39,4421 year out82Westfield State UniversityWestfield, Massachusetts$41,8621 year out83Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas$74,8861 year out84Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan$45,2851 year out85Fort Lewis CollegeDurango, Colorado$33,3761 year out86Strayer University-AlabamaBirmingham, Alabama$55,4311 year out87Southern Arkansas University Main CampusMagnolia, Arkansas$34,9101 year out88Mount St. Mary's UniversityEmmitsburg, Maryland$46,8591 year out89Adams State UniversityAlamosa, Colorado$40,1811 year out90Indiana University-KokomoKokomo, Indiana$43,8581 year out91Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth, Oregon$42,2811 year out92Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky$41,5021 year out93Murray State UniversityMurray, Kentucky$37,2851 year out94University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, Texas$56,4941 year out95Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, Texas$44,4671 year out96Randolph-Macon CollegeAshland, Virginia$51,3661 year out97Lamar UniversityBeaumont, Texas$37,2801 year out98College of Coastal GeorgiaBrunswick, Georgia$33,9401 year out99Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan$56,1181 year out100Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas$54,2231 year out

Associate programs — top 100 of 444 colleges by graduates

1San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas$33,5721 year out2Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas$32,3761 year out3DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, Illinois$43,7161 year out4Montgomery CollegeRockville, Maryland$29,4491 year out5Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut$37,1521 year out6Strayer University-Global RegionWashington, District of Columbia$44,1541 year out7Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas$43,2671 year out8South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas$24,7381 year out9Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas$33,9371 year out10Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah$43,3591 year out11Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana$37,9291 year out12American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia$44,0271 year out13Strayer University-GeorgiaChamblee, Georgia$44,1541 year out14Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi1 year out15Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$35,1221 year out16Oklahoma City Community CollegeOklahoma City, Oklahoma$36,5031 year out17Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona$31,1071 year out18Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas$34,0951 year out19Macomb Community CollegeWarren, Michigan$37,5321 year out20Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, Pennsylvania$36,2741 year out21San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California1 year out22Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia$43,4251 year out23Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg, New Jersey$38,3871 year out24Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas$34,4831 year out25UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyCranford, New Jersey$27,2251 year out26Temple CollegeTemple, Texas1 year out27Strayer University-North CarolinaGreensboro, North Carolina$44,1541 year out28Georgia Military CollegeMilledgeville, Georgia1 year out29South Louisiana Community CollegeLafayette, Louisiana$25,1791 year out30Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, Nevada$32,6911 year out31Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana$49,4631 year out32Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, Tennessee1 year out33Strayer University-TennesseeNashville, Tennessee$44,1541 year out34Harford Community CollegeBel Air, Maryland1 year out35Ohlone CollegeFremont, California1 year out36Community College of Rhode IslandWarwick, Rhode Island1 year out37Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah1 year out38Strayer University-VirginiaArlington, Virginia$44,1541 year out39Strayer University-South CarolinaGreenville, South Carolina$44,1541 year out40Frederick Community CollegeFrederick, Maryland$33,6191 year out41Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids, Michigan1 year out42Holmes Community CollegeGoodman, Mississippi$27,0121 year out43Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California1 year out44Bellevue CollegeBellevue, Washington1 year out45Southern Arkansas University Main CampusMagnolia, Arkansas1 year out46Clark CollegeVancouver, Washington$40,3131 year out47Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnold, Maryland1 year out48Pierce College DistrictLakewood, Washington1 year out49Strayer University-TexasFarmers Branch, Texas$44,1541 year out50Piedmont Technical CollegeGreenwood, South Carolina$33,4861 year out51Everett Community CollegeEverett, Washington1 year out52Strayer University-MarylandBaltimore, Maryland$44,1541 year out53Green River CollegeAuburn, Washington1 year out54College of Western IdahoNampa, Idaho$31,4551 year out55Itawamba Community CollegeFulton, Mississippi$24,8131 year out56Wharton County Junior CollegeWharton, Texas$29,6191 year out57Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, Pennsylvania$28,5031 year out58Edmonds CollegeLynnwood, Washington1 year out59Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland$36,8011 year out60Prince George's Community CollegeLargo, Maryland1 year out61Butler Community CollegeEl Dorado, Kansas1 year out62Cumberland UniversityLebanon, Tennessee1 year out63College of Southern MarylandLa Plata, Maryland1 year out64Bryant & Stratton College-OnlineOrchard Park, New York$30,0591 year out65College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York1 year out66Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier City, Louisiana$31,1841 year out67Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans, Louisiana$37,2061 year out68Passaic County Community CollegePaterson, New Jersey$35,9051 year out69Trident Technical CollegeCharleston, South Carolina1 year out70Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania$36,7081 year out71Hagerstown Community CollegeHagerstown, Maryland$41,9701 year out72Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeConway, South Carolina$36,6791 year out73South CollegeKnoxville, Tennessee1 year out74Seattle Central CollegeSeattle, Washington1 year out75Shasta CollegeRedding, California1 year out76Northern Essex Community CollegeHaverhill, Massachusetts1 year out77Davenport UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan$49,5301 year out78Columbia CollegeColumbia, Missouri$41,7911 year out79Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California1 year out80Howard Community CollegeColumbia, Maryland1 year out81Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California1 year out82Texas Southmost CollegeBrownsville, Texas$25,8731 year out83Southeast Technical CollegeSioux Falls, South Dakota$37,3831 year out84Baton Rouge Community CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana$32,4981 year out85Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDover, Delaware1 year out86Strayer University-PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$44,1541 year out87Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Massachusetts$19,9691 year out88Howard CollegeBig Spring, Texas1 year out89Normandale Community CollegeBloomington, Minnesota1 year out90Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania$44,6261 year out91Arkansas State University-BeebeBeebe, Arkansas$23,6631 year out92College of the RedwoodsEureka, California1 year out93Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham, Washington1 year out94Bryant & Stratton College-WauwatosaWauwatosa, Wisconsin$30,0591 year out95Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California1 year out96East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, Mississippi1 year out97Central Texas CollegeKilleen, Texas1 year out98Tacoma Community CollegeTacoma, Washington$40,8631 year out99Strayer University-FloridaTampa, Florida$44,1541 year out100University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeNorth Little Rock, Arkansas$32,7801 year out

Certificate programs — top 100 of 179 colleges by graduates

1Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California1 year out2DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, Illinois1 year out3Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona1 year out4Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico1 year out5University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin1 year out6Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona1 year out7Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California1 year out8Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona1 year out9Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona1 year out10University of KansasLawrence, Kansas1 year out11Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut1 year out12Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona1 year out13Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeConway, South Carolina1 year out14Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas1 year out15Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana$36,7071 year out16Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati, Ohio1 year out17SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLake Charles, Louisiana1 year out18Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona1 year out19Chabot CollegeHayward, California1 year out20Edison State Community CollegePiqua, Ohio1 year out21University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri1 year out22Reedley CollegeReedley, California1 year out23James A. Rhodes State CollegeLima, Ohio1 year out24Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California1 year out25Paradise Valley Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona1 year out26Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona1 year out27University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah1 year out28GateWay Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona1 year out29Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California1 year out30Fletcher Technical Community CollegeSchriever, Louisiana1 year out31Louisiana Delta Community CollegeMonroe, Louisiana1 year out32Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana$71,5501 year out33Midland CollegeMidland, Texas1 year out34Bryant & Stratton College-OnlineOrchard Park, New York1 year out35DeVry University-CaliforniaOntario, California1 year out36CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York1 year out37Sierra CollegeRocklin, California1 year out38South Mountain Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona1 year out39Pine Technical & Community CollegePine City, Minnesota1 year out40Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho$36,9131 year out41South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas1 year out42Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, Illinois1 year out43University of Arkansas Community College-MorriltonMorrilton, Arkansas1 year out44George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHanceville, Alabama1 year out45Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California1 year out46Temple CollegeTemple, Texas1 year out47North Central Missouri CollegeTrenton, Missouri1 year out48New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas Cruces, New Mexico1 year out49McLennan Community CollegeWaco, Texas1 year out50Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport, Louisiana1 year out51Pierpont Community and Technical CollegeFairmont, West Virginia1 year out52Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California1 year out53Madera Community CollegeMadera, California1 year out54Angelina CollegeLufkin, Texas1 year out55Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California1 year out56Ozarka CollegeMelbourne, Arkansas1 year out57Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California1 year out58Rend Lake CollegeIna, Illinois1 year out59St Clair County Community CollegePort Huron, Michigan1 year out60Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia$28,7471 year out61San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California1 year out62Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester, Massachusetts1 year out63Howard CollegeBig Spring, Texas1 year out64Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California1 year out65MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California1 year out66Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCoon Rapids, Minnesota1 year out67Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California1 year out68Midlands Technical CollegeWest Columbia, South Carolina1 year out69West Virginia University at ParkersburgParkersburg, West Virginia$33,5361 year out70Gavilan CollegeGilroy, California1 year out71North Idaho CollegeCoeur d'Alene, Idaho1 year out72Metropolitan Community College AreaOmaha, Nebraska1 year out73Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro, Arkansas1 year out74Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey1 year out75University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin1 year out76Richland Community CollegeDecatur, Illinois1 year out77Purdue University Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana1 year out78Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah1 year out79NorthWest Arkansas Community CollegeBentonville, Arkansas1 year out80College of the RedwoodsEureka, California1 year out81Nunez Community CollegeChalmette, Louisiana1 year out82East Central CollegeUnion, Missouri1 year out83New Mexico Junior CollegeHobbs, New Mexico1 year out84Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, South Dakota1 year out85Southern Union State Community CollegeWadley, Alabama1 year out86Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona1 year out87Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California1 year out88Bryant & Stratton College-BuffaloBuffalo, New York1 year out89Technical College of the LowcountryBeaufort, South Carolina1 year out90Hill CollegeHillsboro, Texas1 year out91The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas1 year out92Baton Rouge Community CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana1 year out93Central Arizona CollegeCoolidge, Arizona1 year out94Prairie State CollegeChicago Heights, Illinois1 year out95Macomb Community CollegeWarren, Michigan1 year out96Riverland Community CollegeAustin, Minnesota1 year out97Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticoke, Pennsylvania1 year out98Northeastern Technical CollegeCheraw, South Carolina1 year out99Tri-County Technical CollegePendleton, South Carolina1 year out100College of Western IdahoNampa, Idaho1 year out

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).