Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Business, general
Listed by colleges as Business/Commerce, General
Focuses on the general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies. The programs may prepare individuals to apply business principles and techniques in various occupational settings.
Where it can lead
Careers this field can lead to
Explore related careers, starting with the closest connections and the occupations hiring the most people.
General and Operations Managers
- Median pay
- $105,770
- Hiring change through 2035
- 5.0%
- Job openings a year
- 285,000
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career Growing with the economyManagers, All Other
- Median pay
- $141,900
- Hiring change through 2035
- 4.9%
- Job openings a year
- 100,900
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career Growing fastManagement Analysts
- Median pay
- $101,860
- Hiring change through 2035
- 10.1%
- Job openings a year
- 94,100
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career GrowingProject Management Specialists
- Median pay
- $102,320
- Hiring change through 2035
- 6.7%
- Job openings a year
- 76,500
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career Growing fastConstruction Managers
- Median pay
- $114,990
- Hiring change through 2035
- 9.1%
- Job openings a year
- 49,700
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career Growing with the economySales Managers
- Median pay
- $148,270
- Hiring change through 2035
- 4.5%
- Job openings a year
- 47,300
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career GrowingAdministrative Services Managers
- Median pay
- $114,130
- Hiring change through 2035
- 5.2%
- Job openings a year
- 22,000
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career Growing with the economyChief Executives
- Median pay
- $213,990
- Hiring change through 2035
- 3.2%
- Job openings a year
- 19,100
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career GrowingSocial and Community Service Managers
- Median pay
- $80,390
- Hiring change through 2035
- 7.2%
- Job openings a year
- 18,500
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career GrowingTransportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
- Median pay
- $107,230
- Hiring change through 2035
- 6.1%
- Job openings a year
- 18,300
To get hiredHigh school diploma or equivalent
Explore this career ShrinkingCost Estimators
- Median pay
- $78,740
- Hiring change through 2035
- −3.1%
- Job openings a year
- 17,600
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career Growing with the economyIndustrial Production Managers
- Median pay
- $126,060
- Hiring change through 2035
- 2.6%
- Job openings a year
- 17,000
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this careerAll work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it. The figures beside each career are the pay of that work, across everyone doing it. Graduates of this field earn $42,524 one year after completing the program, which is the start of a career rather than the shape of one.
Working style
How and where the work happens
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College options
Where to study it
Ordered by how many degrees each college awards in this field. Sort by any numbered column.
| College | Degrees a year | Earnings, first year out | Admit rate | Average annual cost after aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana University-Bloomington IN | 2,457 | $63,371 | 80% | $12,000 |
| Northeastern University MA | 958 | $65,358 | 6% | $5,000 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia MO | 792 | $50,323 | 77% | $14,000 |
| George Mason University VA | 645 | — | 89% | $15,000 |
| University of Central Florida FL | 642 | $40,802 | 40% | $10,000 |
| University of Oregon OR | 570 | $42,402 | 85% | $18,000 |
| New York University NY | 414 | $77,787 | 9% | $17,000 |
| University of Kentucky KY | 392 | $41,792 | 92% | $16,000 |
| Georgia Gwinnett College GA | 336 | $38,269 | 96% | $17,000 |
| University of South Florida FL | 297 | $41,197 | 41% | $9,000 |
| Montana State University MT | 291 | $41,486 | 87% | $22,000 |
| The University of Alabama AL | 281 | — | 76% | $22,000 |
| University of Missouri-St Louis MO | 275 | $42,968 | 57% | $15,000 |
| Gonzaga University WA | 275 | $50,090 | 76% | $25,000 |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis IN | 267 | $46,042 | 81% | $11,000 |
| Boise State University ID | 244 | $38,928 | 84% | $21,000 |
| Sam Houston State University TX | 240 | $39,919 | 85% | $16,000 |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City MO | 230 | $41,283 | 75% | $13,000 |
| Tarleton State University TX | 229 | $46,240 | 94% | $20,000 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University VA | 218 | $43,919 | 93% | $21,000 |
| Marshall University WV | 194 | — | 96% | $7,000 |
| Lindenwood University MO | 186 | $44,686 | 66% | $18,000 |
| University of Nevada-Reno NV | 186 | $41,458 | 85% | $15,000 |
| University of Mississippi MS | 178 | — | 98% | $15,000 |
| Purdue University Fort Wayne IN | 175 | $41,756 | 86% | $12,000 |
| Ball State University IN | 164 | $43,798 | 72% | $14,000 |
| University of Kansas KS | 149 | $45,341 | 88% | $15,000 |
| Temple University PA | 148 | $46,806 | 83% | $27,000 |
| University of North Texas TX | 142 | $43,201 | 72% | $14,000 |
| Stephen F Austin State University TX | 136 | $39,736 | 88% | $13,000 |
| West Virginia University WV | 135 | $40,412 | 86% | $14,000 |
| University of Houston-Downtown TX | 125 | $41,419 | 91% | $11,000 |
| Wake Forest University NC | 120 | $65,533 | 22% | $8,000 |
| Brandeis University MA | 111 | $62,010 | 35% | $21,000 |
| Skidmore College NY | 105 | $50,235 | 23% | — |
| Augusta University GA | 104 | — | 89% | $14,000 |
| St Lawrence University NY | 96 | $47,045 | 58% | $19,000 |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater WI | 95 | $46,778 | 83% | $11,000 |
| University of Louisville KY | 93 | — | 81% | $16,000 |
| University of Central Arkansas AR | 90 | $41,417 | 90% | $16,000 |