Best Colleges by Major / Business/Commerce

Best Colleges for Business/Commerce 2026

20 schools ranked by graduate earnings — real data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Business/Commerce graduates are well-positioned for careers across multiple industries. The rankings below are based on actual graduate earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Earnings shown are median graduate earnings 4 years after graduation (or 1 year if 4-year data is unavailable), sourced from the College Scorecard.See full major data

Top 20 Business/Commerce Programs by Graduate Earnings

#	School	Earnings	Tuition	Accept Rate	Enrollment
1	New York University New York, NY	$115,546	$60,438	9%	29,430
2	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$94,0411yr	$42,778	29%	42,100
3	Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC	$91,708	$64,758	22%	5,471
4	Northeastern University Boston, MA	$91,376	$63,141	10%	15,719
5	Baylor University Waco, TX	$90,608	$54,844	51%	15,007
6	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$89,404	$40,482	80%	36,571
7	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$84,414	$62,693	12%	8,923
8	Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA	$84,175	$56,134	89%	2,024
9	Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA	$79,563	$38,814	91%	2,073
10	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$78,672	$64,946	35%	3,663
11	Southwestern University Georgetown, TX	$76,367	$51,058	39%	1,454
12	Rollins College Winter Park, FL	$74,225	$58,300	41%	2,582
13	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	$72,747	$53,500	76%	5,098
14	Excelsior University Albany, NY	$72,606	N/A	N/A	12,701
15	Washington College Chestertown, MD	$72,505	$54,356	66%	890
16	Concordia University Texas Austin, TX	$71,368	$36,690	91%	1,388
17	University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX	$70,808	$21,330	75%	6,082
18	University of Redlands Redlands, CA	$69,853	$57,614	81%	2,095
19	Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA	$69,779	$39,070	79%	1,135
20	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	$69,074	$43,302	85%	19,758