In addition to meeting application requirements, you’ll have to consider how much it will cost to study at your dream school. Colleges and universities offer scholarships and financial aid, as do corporations, associations, and the government. You might be surprised by the options you discover. To help you get a sense of your baseline education costs, here are the typical tuition rates for a business degree:

average yearly tuition as per the most recent US census data
$ 9,112 per year
Average in-state tuition in 2017

9% above average compared to other degrees

$ 22,370 per year
Average out-of-state tuition in 2017

11% above average compared to other degrees

$ 29,572 per year
Average private tuition in 2017

9% below average compared to other degrees

What do business graduates earn?

Business students make an average of $80,857 per year after graduation. This is 21% above average compared to other undergraduate degrees.

17% of business graduates are underpaid (those who make less than $40,000 per year.) This rate is low compared to other degrees across the country.

$ 80,857 per year
Average graduate salary in 2017

Top 80% of degrees

17%
% of people underpaid in 2019

14% below average compared to other degrees

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