Bachelor's+7% vs national median1,017 grads tracked
Business/Commerce, General at DePaul University
Ranked 16th of 127 bachelor's programs in Business/Commerce, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$55,069
middle 50%: $42,182 – $68,896
Median · 5 years out
$74,191
middle 50%: $58,145 – $95,148
Median · 10 years out
$95,241
middle 50%: $67,907 – $131,840
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
DePaul University alumni in general business earn $55k initially. Median pay rises to $74k after five years and climbs to $95k by the ten-year mark.
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
5.5 yrs
≈ $6,146 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$79,056 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$78,638 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$78,385 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$77,976 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$75,879 · 5 yrs out
Covenant College
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$73,357 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$73,195 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$73,086 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$73,018 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Victoria
$72,904 · 5 yrs out
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$147,757 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$142,989 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$123,614 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$119,260 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's)
$115,056 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$111,082 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$107,914 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Doctorate)
$105,660 · 5 yrs out
Law (Doctorate)
$105,660 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Bachelor's)
$100,747 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$98,926 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$98,232 · 5 yrs out
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