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Bachelor's-35% vs national median672 grads tracked

Business/Commerce, General at Central State University

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

Median · 1 year out
$34,969
middle 50%: $25,380 – $47,888
Median · 5 years out
$45,014
middle 50%: $33,101 – $60,210
Median · 10 years out
$53,744
middle 50%: $39,387 – $71,995

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 Central State University's bachelor's program in Business/Commerce, General earn a median $34,969 one year after graduating, rising to $53,744 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 35% below the national median of $69,411 for this field, ranking 127th 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
9.3 yrs
≈ $10,786 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Montana Western (The)
$50,881 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University - Institute of Technology
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Limestone University
$50,129 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - DuBois
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Schuylkill
$49,095 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
$47,939 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Central State University

Manufacturing Engineering (Bachelor's)
$88,675 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$75,444 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$72,014 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$65,669 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$64,578 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$62,487 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor's)
$54,227 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$50,767 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$49,979 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$49,979 · 5 yrs out

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