Business/Commerce at George Washington University

Washington, DC · Bachelor's Degree · about 7 graduates a year

$58,373
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$107,023
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,407
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#10 of 271
Rank by pay
#12 of 271
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,500
Median federal debt

George Washington University graduates in business/commerce earn 56% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 19% of one year’s pay at that point.

How George Washington University Compares for Business/Commerce

All 271 colleges reporting business/commerce earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$142,113$129,407#2—
2New York University New York, NY$137,804$131,161#1$77,828
3Baylor University Waco, TX$124,434$126,513#4$74,886
4Wake Forest University Winston-salem, NC$118,167$126,810#3$76,722
5Northeastern University Oakland Oakland, CA$113,620$103,387#8$74,868
6Northeastern University Boston, MA$113,620$100,054#9$74,868
7University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$111,444$119,559#5$73,170
8Brandeis University Waltham, MA$108,405$95,462#10$55,806
9Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$107,079$108,900#7—
10George Washington University Washington, DC$107,023$93,780#12$58,373
11Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN$105,583$113,271#6$71,100
12University of Rochester Rochester, NY$93,367$88,866#18—
13Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY$93,229$88,735#19$54,378

Other Majors at George Washington University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$150,716$104,200#30 of 349
Finance and Financial Management Services$126,638$73,833#15 of 452
Systems Engineering$120,976—#4 of 11
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$120,730$66,362#8 of 126
Accounting and Related Services$116,795$69,151#11 of 796
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$112,554$86,753#7 of 99
Information Science/Studies$105,145—#10 of 148
Mechanical Engineering$101,196$82,361#34 of 318
Civil Engineering$100,990—#9 of 233
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$100,601$69,942#27 of 118
Statistics$100,578—#15 of 50
Economics$99,406$67,684#70 of 368
International Business$99,018$70,856#13 of 115
Human Resources Management and Services$97,126$57,219#5 of 187
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$96,741$79,221#172 of 966
Marketing$95,528$54,833#12 of 516
Computer and Information Sciences$93,692$71,192#163 of 459
Health and Medical Administrative Services$92,810—#4 of 275
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$88,114—#5 of 225
Public Health$87,217$44,809#4 of 215
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$85,459—#4 of 178
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$82,325$66,905#25 of 93
Journalism$81,927$52,015#2 of 187
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$81,548—#3 of 64
Criminal Justice and Corrections$80,070$51,256#6 of 660
Political Science and Government$79,692$51,537#43 of 565
Psychology$79,187—#5 of 1027
Communication and Media Studies$79,112$50,552#11 of 660
Sociology$78,857—#5 of 462
Geography and Cartography$78,390$52,883#1 of 117

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do George Washington University business/commerce graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $58,373 one year after graduating and $107,023 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does George Washington University rank for business/commerce?

Among 271 colleges reporting earnings for business/commerce graduates, George Washington University ranks #10 by median pay four years after graduation, and #12 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business/commerce at George Washington University worth it?

Its graduates earn 56% more than the national median for business/commerce ($68,407), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,500.

← All data for George Washington University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.