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 graduate earnings

1The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas$94,0411 year out2New York UniversityNew York, New York$77,8281 year out3Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, North Carolina$76,7221 year out4Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas$74,8861 year out5Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts$74,8681 year out6Northeastern University OaklandOakland, California$74,8681 year out7University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana$73,1701 year out8University of RedlandsRedlands, California$72,6641 year out9Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana$71,1001 year out10Regis UniversityDenver, Colorado$66,7391 year out11CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York$65,5201 year out12University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia$60,8951 year out13Concordia University TexasAustin, Texas$60,6411 year out14Augusta UniversityAugusta, Georgia$60,5411 year out15Saint Anselm CollegeManchester, New Hampshire$60,0541 year out16Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, Minnesota$59,3781 year out17University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, Massachusetts$59,2871 year out18John Brown UniversitySiloam Springs, Arkansas$58,3901 year out19George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$58,3731 year out20Bellevue UniversityBellevue, Nebraska$58,1281 year out21University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin$57,8531 year out22Christian Brothers UniversityMemphis, Tennessee$57,6701 year out23Mount Mercy UniversityCedar Rapids, Iowa$57,5721 year out24University of New Hampshire at ManchesterManchester, New Hampshire$57,3781 year out25University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire$57,3781 year out26Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York$57,2251 year out27DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, Illinois$57,0201 year out28DeVry University-CaliforniaOntario, California$57,0201 year out29DeVry University-GeorgiaDecatur, Georgia$57,0201 year out30DeVry University-FloridaOrlando, Florida$57,0201 year out31DeVry University-OhioColumbus, Ohio$57,0201 year out32DeVry University-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona$57,0201 year out33DeVry University-NevadaHenderson, Nevada$57,0201 year out34DeVry University-TexasIrving, Texas$57,0201 year out35DeVry University-VirginiaArlington, Virginia$57,0201 year out36Albright CollegeReading, Pennsylvania$56,9321 year out37University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, Texas$56,4941 year out38Sullivan UniversityLouisville, Kentucky$56,4321 year out39Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, Washington$56,2831 year out40Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan$56,1181 year out41University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri$55,9991 year out42Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts$55,8061 year out43Walsh CollegeTroy, Michigan$55,5241 year out44Strayer University-Global RegionWashington, District of Columbia$55,4311 year out45Strayer University-GeorgiaChamblee, Georgia$55,4311 year out46Strayer University-VirginiaArlington, Virginia$55,4311 year out47Strayer University-North CarolinaGreensboro, North Carolina$55,4311 year out48Strayer University-MarylandBaltimore, Maryland$55,4311 year out49Strayer University-TexasFarmers Branch, Texas$55,4311 year out50Strayer University-South CarolinaGreenville, South Carolina$55,4311 year out51Strayer University-TennesseeNashville, Tennessee$55,4311 year out52Strayer University-PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$55,4311 year out53Strayer University-FloridaTampa, Florida$55,4311 year out54Strayer University-AlabamaBirmingham, Alabama$55,4311 year out55Strayer University-New JerseyPiscataway, New Jersey$55,4311 year out56Strayer University-District of ColumbiaWashington, District of Columbia$55,4311 year out57Strayer University-DelawareWilmington, Delaware$55,4311 year out58Strayer University-MississippiJackson, Mississippi$55,4311 year out59Strayer University-ArkansasLittle Rock, Arkansas$55,4311 year out60Strayer University-West VirginiaScott Depot, West Virginia$55,4311 year out61Indiana University-EastRichmond, Indiana$54,8601 year out62St Lawrence UniversityCanton, New York$54,7721 year out63Wartburg CollegeWaverly, Iowa$54,6521 year out64Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington$54,5401 year out65Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, New York$54,3781 year out66Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas$54,2231 year out67Oklahoma Wesleyan UniversityBartlesville, Oklahoma$54,1711 year out68Excelsior UniversityAlbany, New York$53,5531 year out69Cleary UniversityHowell, Michigan$53,4951 year out70Mercer UniversityMacon, Georgia$52,8191 year out71Davenport UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan$52,4911 year out72Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana$52,4671 year out73University of BaltimoreBaltimore, Maryland$52,3291 year out74Alverno CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin$52,0651 year out75Waldorf UniversityForest City, Iowa$51,9541 year out76Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia$51,6691 year out77Franklin UniversityColumbus, Ohio$51,4081 year out78Randolph-Macon CollegeAshland, Virginia$51,3661 year out79Grand View UniversityDes Moines, Iowa$51,2511 year out80Concordia University-NebraskaSeward, Nebraska$51,1591 year out81California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California$51,1461 year out82The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas$51,0601 year out83Rollins CollegeWinter Park, Florida$51,0011 year out84Western New England UniversitySpringfield, Massachusetts$50,9211 year out85Framingham State UniversityFramingham, Massachusetts$50,7751 year out86University of South AlabamaMobile, Alabama$50,5151 year out87University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut$50,4891 year out88University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut$50,4891 year out89University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut$50,4891 year out90University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut$50,4891 year out91University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut$50,4891 year out92East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas$50,4881 year out93Ashland UniversityAshland, Ohio$50,2621 year out94University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin$49,9651 year out95Bushnell UniversityEugene, Oregon$49,8871 year out96Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter, Minnesota$49,8811 year out97Regis CollegeWeston, Massachusetts$49,6771 year out98Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas$49,4711 year out99University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky$49,4311 year out100Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityLincoln, Nebraska$49,3721 year out

Associate programs — top 100 of 444 colleges by graduate earnings

1Thomas More UniversityCrestview Hills, Kentucky$83,5711 year out2Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York$62,4091 year out3Davenport UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan$49,5301 year out4Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana$49,4631 year out5Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, Indiana$49,4631 year out6Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville, Pennsylvania$47,2761 year out7James A. Rhodes State CollegeLima, Ohio$45,2381 year out8Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania$44,6261 year out9Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, Pennsylvania$44,6261 year out10Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont AltoMont Alto, Pennsylvania$44,6261 year out11Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ScrantonDunmore, Pennsylvania$44,6261 year out12Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-BarreDallas, Pennsylvania$44,6261 year out13Pennsylvania State University-Penn State YorkYork, Pennsylvania$44,6261 year out14Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh ValleyCenter Valley, Pennsylvania$44,6261 year out15Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading, Pennsylvania$44,6261 year out16Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- EberlyLemont Furnace, Pennsylvania$44,6261 year out17Pennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillSchuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania$44,6261 year out18Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania$44,6261 year out19Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HazletonHazleton, Pennsylvania$44,6261 year out20Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New KensingtonNew Kensington, Pennsylvania$44,6261 year out21Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, Pennsylvania$44,6261 year out22Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBoisDuBois, Pennsylvania$44,6261 year out23Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, Pennsylvania$44,6261 year out24Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia, Pennsylvania$44,6261 year out25Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater AlleghenyMcKeesport, Pennsylvania$44,6261 year out26Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania$44,6261 year out27Strayer University-Global RegionWashington, District of Columbia$44,1541 year out28Strayer University-GeorgiaChamblee, Georgia$44,1541 year out29Strayer University-North CarolinaGreensboro, North Carolina$44,1541 year out30Strayer University-TennesseeNashville, Tennessee$44,1541 year out31Strayer University-VirginiaArlington, Virginia$44,1541 year out32Strayer University-South CarolinaGreenville, South Carolina$44,1541 year out33Strayer University-TexasFarmers Branch, Texas$44,1541 year out34Strayer University-MarylandBaltimore, Maryland$44,1541 year out35Strayer University-PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$44,1541 year out36Strayer University-FloridaTampa, Florida$44,1541 year out37Strayer University-AlabamaBirmingham, Alabama$44,1541 year out38Strayer University-New JerseyPiscataway, New Jersey$44,1541 year out39Strayer University-District of ColumbiaWashington, District of Columbia$44,1541 year out40Strayer University-MississippiJackson, Mississippi$44,1541 year out41Strayer University-West VirginiaScott Depot, West Virginia$44,1541 year out42Strayer University-DelawareWilmington, Delaware$44,1541 year out43Strayer University-ArkansasLittle Rock, Arkansas$44,1541 year out44American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia$44,0271 year out45DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, Illinois$43,7161 year out46DeVry University-CaliforniaOntario, California$43,7161 year out47DeVry University-GeorgiaDecatur, Georgia$43,7161 year out48DeVry University-FloridaOrlando, Florida$43,7161 year out49DeVry University-TexasIrving, Texas$43,7161 year out50DeVry University-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona$43,7161 year out51Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia$43,4251 year out52Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah$43,3591 year out53Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas$43,2671 year out54Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardner, Massachusetts$42,8251 year out55Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester, Massachusetts$42,6181 year out56Hagerstown Community CollegeHagerstown, Maryland$41,9701 year out57Columbia CollegeColumbia, Missouri$41,7911 year out58Tacoma Community CollegeTacoma, Washington$40,8631 year out59Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota$40,4891 year out60Clark CollegeVancouver, Washington$40,3131 year out61Vincennes UniversityVincennes, Indiana$40,1151 year out62Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCoon Rapids, Minnesota$39,9621 year out63Kent State University at GeaugaBurton, Ohio$38,8711 year out64Kent State University at AshtabulaAshtabula, Ohio$38,8711 year out65Kent State University at TuscarawasNew Philadelphia, Ohio$38,8711 year out66Kent State University at TrumbullWarren, Ohio$38,8711 year out67Kent State University at East LiverpoolEast Liverpool, Ohio$38,8711 year out68Kent State University at SalemSalem, Ohio$38,8711 year out69Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio$38,8711 year out70Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticoke, Pennsylvania$38,5151 year out71Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg, New Jersey$38,3871 year out72Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, Indiana$37,9291 year out73Macomb Community CollegeWarren, Michigan$37,5321 year out74Southeast Technical CollegeSioux Falls, South Dakota$37,3831 year out75Community College of VermontMontpelier, Vermont$37,3071 year out76Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans, Louisiana$37,2061 year out77Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut$37,1521 year out78Cossatot Community College of the University of ArkansasDe Queen, Arkansas$36,8081 year out79Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland$36,8011 year out80Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania$36,7081 year out81Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeConway, South Carolina$36,6791 year out82Oklahoma City Community CollegeOklahoma City, Oklahoma$36,5031 year out83Fletcher Technical Community CollegeSchriever, Louisiana$36,2961 year out84Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell, Pennsylvania$36,2741 year out85Bismarck State CollegeBismarck, North Dakota$36,0621 year out86Passaic County Community CollegePaterson, New Jersey$35,9051 year out87Northeast Community CollegeNorfolk, Nebraska$35,8181 year out88Bristol Community CollegeFall River, Massachusetts$35,8151 year out89Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$35,1221 year out90Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas$34,4831 year out91Saint Louis Community CollegeBridgeton, Missouri$34,4191 year out92Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas$34,0951 year out93Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan$34,0031 year out94Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, Texas$33,9371 year out95York Technical CollegeRock Hill, South Carolina$33,8701 year out96Frederick Community CollegeFrederick, Maryland$33,6191 year out97San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas$33,5721 year out98Piedmont Technical CollegeGreenwood, South Carolina$33,4861 year out99Nunez Community CollegeChalmette, Louisiana$32,8131 year out100University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical CollegeNorth Little Rock, Arkansas$32,7801 year out

Certificate programs — top 100 of 179 colleges by graduate earnings

1Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana$71,5501 year out2Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho$36,9131 year out3Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana$36,7071 year out4West Virginia University at ParkersburgParkersburg, West Virginia$33,5361 year out5Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California$31,9511 year out6Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia$28,7471 year out7Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California—1 year out8DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, Illinois—1 year out9Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona—1 year out10Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico—1 year out11University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin—1 year out12Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona—1 year out13Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California—1 year out14Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona—1 year out15Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona—1 year out16University of KansasLawrence, Kansas—1 year out17Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut—1 year out18Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona—1 year out19Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeConway, South Carolina—1 year out20Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas—1 year out21Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati, Ohio—1 year out22SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLake Charles, Louisiana—1 year out23Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona—1 year out24Chabot CollegeHayward, California—1 year out25Edison State Community CollegePiqua, Ohio—1 year out26University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri—1 year out27Reedley CollegeReedley, California—1 year out28James A. Rhodes State CollegeLima, Ohio—1 year out29Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California—1 year out30Paradise Valley Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona—1 year out31Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona—1 year out32University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah—1 year out33GateWay Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona—1 year out34Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California—1 year out35Fletcher Technical Community CollegeSchriever, Louisiana—1 year out36Louisiana Delta Community CollegeMonroe, Louisiana—1 year out37Midland CollegeMidland, Texas—1 year out38Bryant & Stratton College-OnlineOrchard Park, New York—1 year out39DeVry University-CaliforniaOntario, California—1 year out40CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York—1 year out41Sierra CollegeRocklin, California—1 year out42South Mountain Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona—1 year out43Pine Technical & Community CollegePine City, Minnesota—1 year out44South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas—1 year out45Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, Illinois—1 year out46University of Arkansas Community College-MorriltonMorrilton, Arkansas—1 year out47George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHanceville, Alabama—1 year out48Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California—1 year out49Temple CollegeTemple, Texas—1 year out50North Central Missouri CollegeTrenton, Missouri—1 year out51New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas Cruces, New Mexico—1 year out52McLennan Community CollegeWaco, Texas—1 year out53Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport, Louisiana—1 year out54Pierpont Community and Technical CollegeFairmont, West Virginia—1 year out55Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California—1 year out56Madera Community CollegeMadera, California—1 year out57Angelina CollegeLufkin, Texas—1 year out58Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California—1 year out59Ozarka CollegeMelbourne, Arkansas—1 year out60Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California—1 year out61Rend Lake CollegeIna, Illinois—1 year out62St Clair County Community CollegePort Huron, Michigan—1 year out63San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California—1 year out64Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester, Massachusetts—1 year out65Howard CollegeBig Spring, Texas—1 year out66Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California—1 year out67MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California—1 year out68Anoka-Ramsey Community CollegeCoon Rapids, Minnesota—1 year out69Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California—1 year out70Midlands Technical CollegeWest Columbia, South Carolina—1 year out71Gavilan CollegeGilroy, California—1 year out72North Idaho CollegeCoeur d'Alene, Idaho—1 year out73Metropolitan Community College AreaOmaha, Nebraska—1 year out74Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro, Arkansas—1 year out75Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey—1 year out76University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin—1 year out77Richland Community CollegeDecatur, Illinois—1 year out78Purdue University Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana—1 year out79Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah—1 year out80NorthWest Arkansas Community CollegeBentonville, Arkansas—1 year out81College of the RedwoodsEureka, California—1 year out82Nunez Community CollegeChalmette, Louisiana—1 year out83East Central CollegeUnion, Missouri—1 year out84New Mexico Junior CollegeHobbs, New Mexico—1 year out85Black Hills State UniversitySpearfish, South Dakota—1 year out86Southern Union State Community CollegeWadley, Alabama—1 year out87Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona—1 year out88Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California—1 year out89Bryant & Stratton College-BuffaloBuffalo, New York—1 year out90Technical College of the LowcountryBeaufort, South Carolina—1 year out91Hill CollegeHillsboro, Texas—1 year out92The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas—1 year out93Baton Rouge Community CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana—1 year out94Central Arizona CollegeCoolidge, Arizona—1 year out95Prairie State CollegeChicago Heights, Illinois—1 year out96Macomb Community CollegeWarren, Michigan—1 year out97Riverland Community CollegeAustin, Minnesota—1 year out98Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticoke, Pennsylvania—1 year out99Northeastern Technical CollegeCheraw, South Carolina—1 year out100Tri-County Technical CollegePendleton, South Carolina—1 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 (—).