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Bachelor's-12% vs national median1,560 grads tracked

Business/Commerce, General at Colorado Mesa University

Ranked 77th of 127 bachelor's programs in Business/Commerce, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,910
middle 50%: $30,634 – $55,634
Median · 5 years out
$60,972
middle 50%: $44,352 – $83,293
Median · 10 years out
$74,074
middle 50%: $50,797 – $106,418

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Business/Commerce, General (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Colorado Mesa University's bachelor's program in Business/Commerce, General earn a median $41,910 one year after graduating, rising to $74,074 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 12% below the national median of $69,411 for this field, ranking 77th of 127 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
6.9 yrs
≈ $8,002 total interest

Same major at other universities

Sweet Briar College
$61,723 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Gwinnett College
$61,645 · 5 yrs out
National Louis University
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Texas A & M University - Texarkana
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Kokomo
$61,113 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Commerce
$60,869 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud State University
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$60,738 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Northwest
$60,335 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Tyler
$60,219 · 5 yrs out
Montana Technological University
$60,159 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Colorado Mesa University

Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$89,103 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate)
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$84,259 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$84,159 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$84,159 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$78,278 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$76,868 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Certificate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out

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