Business/Commerce at Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 40 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$107,079
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$68,407
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#9 of 271
Rank by pay
#7 of 271
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Lehigh University graduates in business/commerce earn 57% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How Lehigh 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—

Other Majors at Lehigh University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$141,691$88,587#41 of 349
Finance and Financial Management Services$127,210$76,720#14 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$125,874$77,026#5 of 796
Industrial Engineering$121,498$81,142#3 of 94
Computer and Information Sciences$116,999$83,356#59 of 459
Computer Engineering$116,214$82,209#48 of 189
Business/Managerial Economics$113,630$81,796#7 of 84
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$108,503$79,119#35 of 258
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$106,260$72,440#14 of 118
Chemical Engineering$101,720$82,435#43 of 158
Business Administration, Management and Operations$98,481$69,289#32 of 1176
Marketing$98,320$55,236#9 of 516
Materials Engineering$97,904$74,971#6 of 34
Mechanical Engineering$96,618$75,479#67 of 318
Civil Engineering$91,856$73,545#41 of 233
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies$91,697$74,734#1 of 63
Political Science and Government$90,302$53,632#17 of 565
Journalism$81,935$45,256#1 of 187
International Relations and National Security Studies$79,569$36,147#16 of 118
Biology$75,611$45,695#49 of 841
Psychology$74,939$40,942#9 of 1027
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$72,978—#13 of 138
English Language and Literature$71,474—#9 of 576

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Lehigh University business/commerce graduates make?

Graduates earn $107,079 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Lehigh University rank for business/commerce?

Among 271 colleges reporting earnings for business/commerce graduates, Lehigh University ranks #9 by median pay four years after graduation, and #7 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business/commerce at Lehigh University worth it?

Its graduates earn 57% more than the national median for business/commerce ($68,407).

← All data for Lehigh 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.