Business/Corporate Communications at North Dakota State University-Main Campus

Fargo, ND · Bachelor's Degree · about 16 graduates a year

$36,513
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$62,181
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$65,784
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#10 of 25
Rank by pay
#10 of 25
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,250
Median federal debt

North Dakota State University-Main Campus graduates in business/corporate communications earn 5% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 41% of one year’s pay at that point.

How North Dakota State University-Main Campus Compares for Business/Corporate Communications

All 25 colleges reporting business/corporate communications 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
1Bentley University Waltham, MA$80,781$71,136#4$57,141
2Chapman University Orange, CA$76,412$69,530#5$39,901
3Walden University Minneapolis, MN$74,633$71,290#3—
4Marquette University Milwaukee, WI$71,711$74,619#2$39,816
5Walsh University North Canton, OH$71,001$75,769#1$46,213
6Roosevelt University Chicago, IL$70,005$68,779#6$40,005
7CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY$69,215$65,878#8$47,880
8Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA$65,898$67,019#7$38,207
9University of Houston Houston, TX$64,374$65,449#9$45,997
10North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND$62,181$64,421#10$36,513
11University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI$61,411$63,901#11$43,149
12Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA$60,187$54,766#23$41,988
13Stevenson University Owings Mills, MD$60,109$52,753#24$41,000

Other Majors at North Dakota State University-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$125,175—#8 of 29
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$95,019$74,199#16 of 43
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$94,510$75,212#199 of 258
Computer Engineering$92,878$76,558#161 of 189
Mechanical Engineering$87,702$72,158#250 of 318
Computer Science$87,562$60,426#263 of 349
Agricultural Engineering$84,529—#15 of 26
Industrial Engineering$84,016$68,873#88 of 94
Civil Engineering$83,992$72,729#134 of 233
Agricultural Production Operations$83,779$62,869#1 of 14
Finance and Financial Management Services$80,522$53,163#191 of 452
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$77,589$67,303#83 of 253
Agricultural Business and Management$77,296$59,953#11 of 77
Management Information Systems and Services$76,527$64,181#102 of 166
Accounting and Related Services$74,888$57,695#357 of 796
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$73,935$70,821#902 of 966
Marketing$71,027$47,815#174 of 516
Business Administration, Management and Operations$67,405$48,105#467 of 1176
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$65,292$58,799#81 of 93
Architecture$65,148—#47 of 78
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$64,014$40,262#34 of 49
Homeland Security$62,649$42,802#27 of 33
Agriculture$62,285$55,828#6 of 43
Agricultural Mechanization$58,690$52,387#10 of 10
Biology$58,662$34,165#386 of 841
Criminal Justice and Corrections$58,252$38,057#193 of 660
Design and Applied Arts$57,663$41,846#103 of 299
Apparel and Textiles$56,197$40,558#33 of 57
Sociology$56,040$40,451#145 of 462
Environmental Design$55,647—#8 of 12

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do North Dakota State University-Main Campus business/corporate communications graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $36,513 one year after graduating and $62,181 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does North Dakota State University-Main Campus rank for business/corporate communications?

Among 25 colleges reporting earnings for business/corporate communications graduates, North Dakota State University-Main Campus ranks #10 by median pay four years after graduation, and #10 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business/corporate communications at North Dakota State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% less than the national median for business/corporate communications ($65,784), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,250.

← All data for North Dakota State University-Main Campus · 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.