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Bachelor's+20% vs national median9,807 grads tracked

Business/Commerce, General at Empire State University

Ranked 8th of 127 bachelor's programs in Business/Commerce, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$72,387
middle 50%: $50,521 – $104,050
Median · 5 years out
$83,153
middle 50%: $59,872 – $117,888
Median · 10 years out
$94,276
middle 50%: $65,191 – $134,953

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

Empire State University business graduates earn a $72k median salary initially. Ten-year median earnings reach $94k.

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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

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

Paid off in
4.6 yrs
≈ $4,816 total interest

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