Business/Commerce at Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT · Associate's Degree · about 242 graduates a year

$43,359
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$62,945
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$49,927
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#15 of 205
Rank by pay
#55 of 205
Rank, wage-adjusted
$9,053
Median federal debt

Salt Lake Community College graduates in business/commerce earn 26% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 14% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Salt Lake Community College Compares for Business/Commerce

All 205 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
1Thomas More University Crestview Hills, KY$83,959$95,067#1$83,571
2Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY$72,323$81,892#2—
3Champlain College Burlington, VT$70,296$72,200#5—
4Cascadia College Bothell, WA$70,111$64,487#20—
5Montgomery College Rockville, MD$69,485$60,981#50$29,449
6Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg, NJ$67,183$58,965#60$38,387
7Truckee Meadows Community College Reno, NV$65,732$68,222#10$32,691
8Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA$65,130$59,906#54$40,863
9NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville, AR$64,778$76,335#3$31,888
10Green River College Auburn, WA$64,756$59,562#57—
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12Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY$63,915$60,834#51$62,409
13Vincennes University Vincennes, IN$63,864$68,514#9$40,115
14Collin County Community College District Mckinney, TX$63,117$64,171#22$33,937
15Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT$62,945$59,657#55$43,359
16DeVry University-Arizona Phoenix, AZ$62,848$64,577#18$43,716
17DeVry University-California Ontario, CA$62,848$57,188#69$43,716
18DeVry University-Florida Orlando, FL$62,848$66,894#12$43,716

Other Majors at Salt Lake Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$80,526$64,223#455 of 962
Computer and Information Sciences$74,200$55,961#9 of 122
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$74,178$54,072#121 of 560
Mechanical Engineering$73,388—#2 of 5
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$72,357$51,047#19 of 176
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$57,824$40,593#14 of 50
Criminal Justice and Corrections$57,197$44,042#46 of 426
Communication and Media Studies$56,408—#6 of 53
Graphic Communications$50,857$23,932#1 of 22
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$49,687$35,804#102 of 947
Biology$48,740—#14 of 47
Sociology$46,471—#11 of 29
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$46,287$39,676#214 of 237
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$45,017—#27 of 160
Social Work$42,206—#15 of 36
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$40,799$34,862#345 of 476
Design and Applied Arts$40,740$34,227#30 of 90
Legal Support Services—$39,729—
Psychology$38,455$32,619#61 of 106
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$36,824$31,172#7 of 26
Culinary Arts and Related Services—$31,788—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Salt Lake Community College business/commerce graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $43,359 one year after graduating and $62,945 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Salt Lake Community College rank for business/commerce?

Among 205 colleges reporting earnings for business/commerce graduates, Salt Lake Community College ranks #15 by median pay four years after graduation, and #55 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is business/commerce at Salt Lake Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 26% more than the national median for business/commerce ($49,927), and the median federal debt at graduation is $9,053.

← All data for Salt Lake Community College · 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.