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    Total Degrees​
    Awarded in 2024
    840,037
    growing 1.31%
    Median In-State​
    Public Tuition
    $7,168
    growing 1.39%
    Median Out-of-State​
    Private Tuition
    $35,830
    growing 2.96%
    Average Wage
    $112,167
    growing 2.15%
    People in Workforce
    12.5M
    growing 2.33%
    Average Employee Age
    44.1
    growing 0.119%

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    In 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Business degree recipients are New York, NY, Phoenix, AZ, and South Hooksett, NH. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Business degree recipients are Rialto, CA, Lauderhill, FL, and Ozark, MO. The most common degree awarded to students studying Business is a bachelors degree.

    Institutions

    Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Business and the types of students that study this field. Southern New Hampshire University awards the most degrees in Business in the US, but American College of Financial Services and Cleary University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Business.

    Tuition costs for Business majors are, on average, $7,168 for in-state public colleges, and $35,830 for out of state private colleges.

    The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Business programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (1,029 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (421,163 completions).

    Institutions

    Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Business (2024)
    1. 15,591 degrees awarded
    2. 14,221 degrees awarded
    3. 12,463 degrees awarded

    The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Business, is Public, 4-year or above (421,163 completions in 2024).

    The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Business programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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    Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

    $7,168
    Median In-State Public
    $35,830
    Median Out of State Private

    Southern New Hampshire University has the most Business degree recipients, with 15,591 degrees awarded in 2024.

    The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Business.

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    Specialized Colleges

    Out of all institutions that offer Business programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, American College of Financial Services has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Business, with 100%.

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    Degrees Awarded by County

    Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Business
    1. 33,644 degrees awarded
    2. 30,155 degrees awarded
    3. 16,526 degrees awarded

    This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Business by year.

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    Employment

    Information on the businesses and industries that employ Business graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

    The average salary for Business majors is $112,167 and the most common occupations are Accountants & auditors, Other managers, and Financial managers.

    The industry that employs the most Business majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.

    Yearly Income for Common Jobs

    $112,167
    Average Wage in Workforce
    ± $790
    2.15%
    1 Year Growth
    ± 0.984%

    The average salary for Business majors is $112,167 and the most common occupations are Accountants & auditors, Other managers, and Financial managers.

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    Highest Paying Locations

    This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Business majors.

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    Most Common

    The most common occupations for Business majors, by number of employees, are Accountants & auditors, Other managers, and Financial managers.

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    Most Specialized

    Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Business majors working as Accountants & auditors, Financial examiners, and Financial analysts.

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    Highest Paid

    The highest paid occupations by median income for Business majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists.

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    Occupations by Share

    12.5M
    2024 Workforce
    ± 83,278
    2.33%
    1 Year Growth
    ± 0.925%

    The number of Business graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.33%, from 12.2M in 2023 to 12.5M in 2024.

    The largest single share of Business graduates go on to work as Accountants & auditors (8.7%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Business by share of the total number of graduates.

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    Industries by Share

    12.5M
    2024 Workforce
    ± 83,278
    2.33%
    1 Year Growth
    ± 0.925%

    The number of Business graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.33%, from 12.2M in 2023 to 12.5M in 2024.

    The industry which employs the most Business graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Computer Systems Design. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Business.

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    Specialty Locations

    This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Business majors.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Business in the United States.

    The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Business is 44.1.

    The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Business degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Business (405,007 students).

    Workforce Age

    44.1
    Average Age in 2024
    ± 0.0901 Years
    0.119%
    1 Year Change
    ± 0.289%

    This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Business. The most common ages of employees with this major are 40 and 39 years old, which represent 2.67% and 2.6% of the population, respectively.

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    Degrees Awarded

    The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Business are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.

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    Workforce Degrees

    The most common degree types held by the working population in Business are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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    Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

    Female (50.5%)
    Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

    This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Business.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

    Degrees
    Most Common Race or Ethnicity
    1. White
      405,007 degrees awarded in 2024
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      142,384 degrees awarded in 2024
    3. Black or African American
      91,410 degrees awarded in 2024

    This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Business for each race & ethnicity.

    In 2024, White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Degrees
    Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
    1. White Male
      121,230 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      87,981 degrees awarded
    3. Hispanic or Latino Female
      31,272 degrees awarded

    This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Business.

    White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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    Global Diversity

    Most Common Countries of Origin
    1. India
      191,530 degree recipients
    2. Mexico
      166,769 degree recipients
    3. Philippines
      143,641 degree recipients
    High Relative Number of Students
    1. Singapore
      2.5 times more than expected
    2. Mongolia
      2.45 times more than expected
    3. Denmark
      2.41 times more than expected

    There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Singapore that hold Business degrees (2.5 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (191,530 degree recipients).

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    Skills

    Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Business field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Business majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Business majors need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, and Negotiation.

    These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Business majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Management of Financial Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, and Critical Thinking are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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