Associate+24% vs national median417 grads tracked
Business/Commerce, General at Lone Star College System
Ranked 12th of 168 associate programs in Business/Commerce, General by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,566
middle 50%: $27,941 – $61,670
Median · 5 years out
$65,262
middle 50%: $45,413 – $89,089
Median · 10 years out
$80,472
middle 50%: $62,818 – $114,937
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Business/Commerce, General (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Lone Star College System business graduates earn a median of $42k in their first year. Five-year earnings reach $65k, outperforming the national median.
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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,729 total interest
Same major at other universities
Northern Virginia Community College
$67,364 · 5 yrs out
Inver Hills Community College
$66,732 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$66,395 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$66,251 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$66,204 · 5 yrs out
Collin County Community College District
$65,929 · 5 yrs out
Greenfield Community College
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Brazosport College
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Tunxis Community College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$62,181 · 5 yrs out
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$77,306 · 5 yrs out
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$76,015 · 5 yrs out
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