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Bachelor's-18% vs national median394 grads tracked

Business/Commerce, General at Columbus State University

Ranked 101st of 127 bachelor's programs in Business/Commerce, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,424
middle 50%: $31,157 – $53,022
Median · 5 years out
$56,976
middle 50%: $43,010 – $76,864
Median · 10 years out
$66,184
middle 50%: $50,037 – $98,592

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 Columbus State University's bachelor's program in Business/Commerce, General earn a median $41,424 one year after graduating, rising to $66,184 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 18% below the national median of $69,411 for this field, ranking 101st 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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,399 total interest

Same major at other universities

Bowling Green State University
$58,493 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$58,436 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Greater Allegheny
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - New Kensington
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University-Pueblo
$58,208 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$57,258 · 5 yrs out
Western Colorado University
$56,833 · 5 yrs out
Fort Lewis College
$56,595 · 5 yrs out
Adams State University
$56,509 · 5 yrs out
Midwestern State University
$56,473 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southmost College
$56,473 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Columbus State University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$97,530 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$84,053 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$81,722 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$80,758 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$77,607 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$77,607 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$71,812 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,581 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Master's)
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$60,118 · 5 yrs out

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