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Bachelor's-11% vs national median492 grads tracked

Business/Commerce, General at Lamar University

Ranked 70th of 127 bachelor's programs in Business/Commerce, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$46,370
middle 50%: $33,919 – $64,402
Median · 5 years out
$61,789
middle 50%: $46,332 – $81,180
Median · 10 years out
$78,977
middle 50%: $53,801 – $125,577

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 Lamar University's bachelor's program in Business/Commerce, General earn a median $46,370 one year after graduating, rising to $78,977 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% below the national median of $69,411 for this field, ranking 70th 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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,490 total interest

Same major at other universities

Southern Oregon University
$62,662 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Illinois University
$62,620 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$62,468 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Mont Alto
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
Trine University - Fort Wayne
$62,007 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - South Bend
$61,816 · 5 yrs out
Sweet Briar College
$61,723 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Gwinnett College
$61,645 · 5 yrs out
National Louis University
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Texas A & M University - Texarkana
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Kokomo
$61,113 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$61,036 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Lamar University

Engineering (Doctorate)
$125,457 · 5 yrs out
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$125,110 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$116,446 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$115,056 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$112,775 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$111,289 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$108,427 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's)
$103,573 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$103,197 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$103,197 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$102,292 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering (Bachelor's)
$100,222 · 5 yrs out

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