Business/Commerce at University of Louisville

Louisville, KY · Master's Degree · about 353 graduates a year

$76,142
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$110,622
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$125,988
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#31 of 75
Rank by pay
#27 of 75
Rank, wage-adjusted
$33,183
Median federal debt

University of Louisville graduates in business/commerce earn 12% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 30% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Louisville Compares for Business/Commerce

All 75 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
1Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA$258,152$227,330#2$190,333
2Northwestern University Evanston, IL$240,637$236,424#1$188,890
3Emory University Atlanta, GA$209,140$216,502#3$166,848
4Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$188,085$198,314#4$133,992
5University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$180,117$164,013#8$159,747
6Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN$171,615$184,111#5$117,414
7Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN$161,345$173,093#6$125,488
8University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$160,097$166,589#7$127,264
9Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD$158,699$139,277#13$128,210
10Northeastern University Boston, MA$148,490$130,761#18$115,920
…
28Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA$113,672$131,584#17$78,010
29Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN$113,001$121,229#31$99,288
30University of Kentucky Lexington, KY$111,868$126,668#24$72,349
31University of Louisville Louisville, KY$110,622$125,258#27$76,142
32Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL$110,346$125,252#28—
33Utah Valley University Orem, UT$110,270$104,510#43$81,169
34Indiana University-Southeast New Albany, IN$109,847$117,846#33—

Other Majors at University of Louisville by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences—$233,908—
Engineering-Related Fields$119,245$111,299#28 of 40
Criminal Justice and Corrections$107,484$81,602#6 of 115
Mechanical Engineering$105,037$87,832#71 of 83
Chemical Engineering$104,744—#10 of 11
Computer Engineering$101,295$85,279#23 of 23
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$100,750$71,520#60 of 62
Accounting and Related Services$86,205—#247 of 349
Educational Administration and Supervision$86,009$65,527#63 of 453
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$85,670$68,497#428 of 432
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$85,209$76,165#38 of 40
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$82,630—
Civil Engineering$81,217$68,405#80 of 81
Public Health$78,535$48,127#109 of 201
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$66,931$56,174#88 of 285
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$60,645$40,748#83 of 165
Special Education and Teaching$60,000$56,686#183 of 280
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$59,742$54,030#203 of 243
Social Work$59,074$46,494#210 of 279
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$57,344$53,443#217 of 380
Student Counseling and Personnel Services$54,613$46,096#227 of 302
Music$41,519$19,507#76 of 98
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences—$36,629—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Louisville business/commerce graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $76,142 one year after graduating and $110,622 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Louisville rank for business/commerce?

Among 75 colleges reporting earnings for business/commerce graduates, University of Louisville ranks #31 by median pay four years after graduation, and #27 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business/commerce at University of Louisville worth it?

Its graduates earn 12% less than the national median for business/commerce ($125,988), and the median federal debt at graduation is $33,183.

← All data for University of Louisville · 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.