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Bachelor's+33% vs national median688 grads tracked

Business/Commerce, General at Penn State World Campus

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

Median · 1 year out
$65,132
middle 50%: $45,922 – $95,189
Median · 5 years out
$92,091
middle 50%: $67,466 – $134,872
Median · 10 years out
$103,464
middle 50%: $86,717 – $130,533

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 Penn State World Campus's bachelor's program in Business/Commerce, General earn a median $65,132 one year after graduating, rising to $103,464 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 33% above the national median of $69,411 for this field, ranking 5th 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.

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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
4.6 yrs
≈ $5,034 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Texas at Austin
$140,154 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$129,779 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$102,119 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Graduate School & University Center
$96,257 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$83,954 · 5 yrs out
Empire State University
$83,153 · 5 yrs out
Gustavus Adolphus College
$79,056 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$78,638 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Penn State World Campus

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$168,439 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$148,888 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$140,367 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$137,771 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$116,405 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$116,180 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's)
$115,921 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$105,760 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$104,798 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$103,464 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$97,813 · 5 yrs out

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