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Bachelor's-11% vs national median183 grads tracked

Business/Commerce, General at Sweet Briar College

Ranked 71st of 127 bachelor's programs in Business/Commerce, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,742
middle 50%: $30,385 – $53,186
Median · 5 years out
$61,723
middle 50%: $44,815 – $76,741
Median · 10 years out
$74,729
middle 50%: $53,150 – $105,799

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 Sweet Briar College's bachelor's program in Business/Commerce, General earn a median $41,742 one year after graduating, rising to $74,729 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% below the national median of $69,411 for this field, ranking 71st 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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,963 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Lamar University
$61,789 · 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
Colorado Mesa University
$60,972 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Sweet Briar College

Engineering Science (Bachelor's)
$94,389 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$93,908 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$69,536 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$63,105 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$59,691 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
Sociology (Bachelor's)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's)
$57,726 · 5 yrs out

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