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Bachelor's-4% vs national median234 grads tracked

Business/Commerce, General at Southern Virginia University

Ranked 43rd of 127 bachelor's programs in Business/Commerce, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,784
middle 50%: $30,731 – $59,848
Median · 5 years out
$66,358
middle 50%: $43,336 – $94,389
Median · 10 years out
$80,863
middle 50%: $57,434 – $143,860

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 Southern Virginia University's bachelor's program in Business/Commerce, General earn a median $43,784 one year after graduating, rising to $80,863 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 4% below the national median of $69,411 for this field, ranking 43rd 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
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,451 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Bridgeport
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - York
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Oregon University
$66,971 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$66,613 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Brandywine
$66,474 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$66,398 · 5 yrs out
Tarleton State University
$66,333 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at San Antonio
$66,262 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$66,251 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$66,192 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Lehigh Valley
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Abington
$65,902 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southern Virginia University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$66,358 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's)
$52,413 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's)
$52,413 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Bachelor's)
$43,317 · 5 yrs out
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$43,317 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Bachelor's)
$42,709 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's)
$42,709 · 5 yrs out
Music (Bachelor's)
$41,887 · 5 yrs out

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