Business/Commerce at Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS · Bachelor's Degree · about 62 graduates a year

$54,223
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$70,601
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,407
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#72 of 271
Rank by pay
#58 of 271
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,000
Median federal debt

Kansas State University graduates in business/commerce earn 3% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 35% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Kansas State 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
…
69Bellevue University Bellevue, NE$71,128$73,514#55$58,128
70Bushnell University Eugene, OR$71,050$71,469#78$49,887
71Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN$70,903$76,066#48$52,467
72Kansas State University Manhattan, KS$70,601$73,295#58$54,223
73Walsh College Troy, MI$70,449$74,280#53$55,524
74University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN$70,334$67,184#122$48,738
75Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE$70,281$72,638#66$49,372

Other Majors at Kansas State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$107,194$76,385#84 of 459
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$95,640$78,758#172 of 258
Industrial Engineering$93,098$77,724#64 of 94
Chemical Engineering$92,068$77,492#117 of 158
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$91,809$74,253#23 of 43
Architectural Engineering$91,336$74,091#6 of 16
Agricultural and Food Products Processing$91,040$76,052—
Mechanical Engineering$88,533$72,627#224 of 318
Management Information Systems and Services$85,396$60,144#75 of 166
Air Transportation$85,147$51,198#24 of 52
Civil Engineering$83,453$69,300#141 of 233
Agricultural Engineering$81,376$64,644#21 of 26
Accounting and Related Services$79,008$60,155#271 of 796
Agricultural Mechanization$78,537$63,239#2 of 10
Food Science and Technology$78,367$62,479#6 of 29
Computer Engineering—$77,938—
Finance and Financial Management Services$75,705$54,509#249 of 452
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$72,544$61,696#28 of 34
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$72,398$44,486#13 of 265
Economics$71,747$52,490#251 of 368
Marketing$69,837$50,468#187 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$69,735$52,538#383 of 1176
Natural Sciences$68,243$28,107#3 of 9
Agricultural Business and Management$66,387$53,751#32 of 77
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$65,677$31,958#22 of 64
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$65,122$29,651#55 of 110
Political Science and Government$63,811$32,289#231 of 565
Nutrition Sciences$62,128$33,381#22 of 53
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$61,621—#71 of 215
Design and Applied Arts$61,150$43,992#70 of 299

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Kansas State University business/commerce graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $54,223 one year after graduating and $70,601 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Kansas State University rank for business/commerce?

Among 271 colleges reporting earnings for business/commerce graduates, Kansas State University ranks #72 by median pay four years after graduation, and #58 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business/commerce at Kansas State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% more than the national median for business/commerce ($68,407), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,000.

← All data for Kansas State 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.