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Best Schools for Business/Commerce, General in 2026

130 schools ranked by TSW Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Business/Commerce, General, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Business/Commerce, General graduate earns $36,982/yr across 130 schools.

Programs Ranked

130

Avg Earnings

$36,982/yr

Avg TSW Score

70/100

AI-Proof Rating

Moderate

49% task exposure

All Business/Commerce, General Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

#	School	TSW Score	Earnings	ROI
1	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN · Business/Commerce, General	89 81–92	$71,550/yr	83.9x
2	James A. Rhodes State College Lima, OH · Business/Commerce, General	77 73–79	$45,238/yr	47.6x
3	Austin Community College District Austin, TX · Business/Commerce, General	85 78–87	$43,267/yr	107.1x
4	Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT · Business/Commerce, General	81 73–83	$43,359/yr	70.6x
5	Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown, MD · Business/Commerce, General	77 72–79	$41,970/yr	52.8x
6	Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY · Business/Commerce, General	79 75–81	$62,409/yr	28.3x
7	Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville, PA · Business/Commerce, General	77 73–79	$47,276/yr	40.8x
8	Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA · Business/Commerce, General	76 70–78	$40,863/yr	52.1x
9	Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner, MA · Business/Commerce, General	75 69–77	$42,825/yr	43.6x
10	Quinsigamond Community College Worcester, MA · Business/Commerce, General	75 69–77	$42,618/yr	43.0x
11	Clark College Vancouver, WA · Business/Commerce, General	79 70–81	$40,313/yr	64.6x
12	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN · Business/Commerce, General	75 70–77	$49,463/yr	36.8x
13	Macomb Community College Warren, MI · Business/Commerce, General	79 70–81	$37,532/yr	74.2x
14	Raritan Valley Community College Branchburg, NJ · Business/Commerce, General	76 66–78	$38,387/yr	55.3x
15	Community College of Vermont Montpelier, VT · Business/Commerce, General	75 70–77	$37,307/yr	58.7x
16	Connecticut State Community College Hartford, CT · Business/Commerce, General	72 66–75	$37,152/yr	45.5x
17	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Business/Commerce, General	73 65–75	$36,707/yr	46.9x
18	Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, MN · Business/Commerce, General	73 67–75	$39,962/yr	42.0x
19	Northeast Community College Norfolk, NE · Business/Commerce, General	72 68–74	$35,818/yr	49.6x
20	Passaic County Community College Paterson, NJ · Business/Commerce, General	73 64–75	$35,905/yr	48.9x
21	Oklahoma City Community College Oklahoma City, OK · Business/Commerce, General	76 68–78	$36,503/yr	60.1x
22	Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore, MD · Business/Commerce, General	77 67–79	$36,801/yr	63.8x
23	American Public University System Charles Town, WV · Business/Commerce, General	73 66–75	$44,027/yr	35.2x
24	Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas De Queen, AR · Business/Commerce, General	73 69–74	$36,808/yr	46.1x
25	Thomas More University Crestview Hills, KY · Business/Commerce, General	73 67–74	$83,571/yr	9.9x
26	Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA · Business/Commerce, General	72 67–74	$37,206/yr	43.5x
27	Bristol Community College Fall River, MA · Business/Commerce, General	72 64–74	$35,815/yr	45.9x
28	Henry Ford College Dearborn, MI · Business/Commerce, General	74 67–76	$34,003/yr	60.3x
29	Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell, PA · Business/Commerce, General	72 63–74	$36,274/yr	44.7x
30	Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · Business/Commerce, General	73 65–75	$35,122/yr	50.6x
31	Blinn College District Brenham, TX · Business/Commerce, General	72 65–75	$34,483/yr	51.5x
32	Dallas College Dallas, TX · Business/Commerce, General	80 72–83	$34,095/yr	110.9x
33	Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX · Business/Commerce, General	82 74–84	$33,937/yr	155.1x
34	Boise State University Boise, ID · Business/Commerce, General	71 67–73	$36,913/yr	41.0x
35	Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever, LA · Business/Commerce, General	71 67–73	$36,296/yr	42.0x
36	Frederick Community College Frederick, MD · Business/Commerce, General	75 66–77	$33,619/yr	63.5x
37	Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton, MO · Business/Commerce, General	71 67–73	$34,419/yr	46.0x
38	Truckee Meadows Community College Reno, NV · Business/Commerce, General	76 67–79	$32,691/yr	77.4x
39	Rose State College Midwest City, OK · Business/Commerce, General	71 62–73	$32,431/yr	49.0x
40	Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX · Business/Commerce, General	77 67–79	$32,376/yr	89.7x
41	San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX · Business/Commerce, General	81 73–83	$33,572/yr	129.2x
42	West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV · Business/Commerce, General	76 72–78	$33,536/yr	74.9x
43	Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge, LA · Business/Commerce, General	71 64–73	$32,498/yr	49.4x
44	Pima Community College Tucson, AZ · Business/Commerce, General	78 69–80	$31,107/yr	111.5x
45	Cabrillo College Aptos, CA · Business/Commerce, General	82 76–84	$31,951/yr	445.1x
46	Vincennes University Vincennes, IN · Business/Commerce, General	70 66–72	$40,115/yr	31.7x
47	Century College White Bear Lake, MN · Business/Commerce, General	71 67–72	$40,489/yr	31.7x
48	Bismarck State College Bismarck, ND · Business/Commerce, General	69 65–71	$36,062/yr	38.0x
49	NorthWest Arkansas Community College Bentonville, AR · Business/Commerce, General	77 67–79	$31,888/yr	91.2x
50	College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID · Business/Commerce, General	75 65–77	$31,455/yr	71.9x
51	North Arkansas College Harrison, AR · Business/Commerce, General	69 65–71	$30,627/yr	47.2x
52	Strayer University-District of Columbia Washington, DC · Business/Commerce, General	69 62–71	$44,154/yr	19.1x
53	Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City, LA · Business/Commerce, General	70 62–72	$31,184/yr	48.3x
54	Montgomery College Rockville, MD · Business/Commerce, General	67 58–69	$29,449/yr	57.5x
55	New Mexico State University-Dona Ana Las Cruces, NM · Business/Commerce, General	76 68–78	$30,628/yr	85.4x
56	New Mexico State University-Alamogordo Alamogordo, NM · Business/Commerce, General	74 67–77	$30,628/yr	75.7x
57	Southeast New Mexico College Carlsbad, NM · Business/Commerce, General	80 74–82	$30,628/yr	169.6x
58	New Mexico State University-Grants Grants, NM · Business/Commerce, General	77 69–79	$30,628/yr	92.9x
59	Kent State University at Ashtabula Ashtabula, OH · Business/Commerce, General	69 64–71	$38,871/yr	30.4x
60	Kent State University at East Liverpool East Liverpool, OH · Business/Commerce, General	69 64–71	$38,871/yr	30.4x
61	Kent State University at Trumbull Warren, OH · Business/Commerce, General	69 64–71	$38,871/yr	30.4x
62	Kent State University at Tuscarawas New Philadelphia, OH · Business/Commerce, General	69 64–71	$38,871/yr	30.4x
63	Kent State University at Salem Salem, OH · Business/Commerce, General	69 64–71	$38,871/yr	30.4x
64	Kent State University at Geauga Burton, OH · Business/Commerce, General	69 64–71	$38,871/yr	30.4x
65	Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke, PA · Business/Commerce, General	69 65–71	$38,515/yr	29.4x
66	Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway, SC · Business/Commerce, General	71 67–73	$36,679/yr	33.9x
67	Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC · Business/Commerce, General	69 63–71	$33,486/yr	42.2x
68	Alvin Community College Alvin, TX · Business/Commerce, General	75 70–77	$30,445/yr	82.0x
69	Wharton County Junior College Wharton, TX · Business/Commerce, General	74 65–77	$29,619/yr	78.8x
70	Strayer University-Virginia Arlington, VA · Business/Commerce, General	69 62–71	$44,154/yr	19.1x
71	Strayer University-Maryland Suitland, MD · Business/Commerce, General	69 62–71	$44,154/yr	19.1x
72	Strayer University-Tennessee Memphis, TN · Business/Commerce, General	69 62–71	$44,154/yr	19.1x
73	Strayer University-Pennsylvania Trevose, PA · Business/Commerce, General	69 62–71	$44,154/yr	19.1x
74	Strayer University-Florida Tampa, FL · Business/Commerce, General	69 62–71	$44,154/yr	19.1x
75	Strayer University-Delaware Wilmington, DE · Business/Commerce, General	69 62–71	$44,154/yr	19.1x
76	Strayer University-Alabama Birmingham, AL · Business/Commerce, General	69 62–71	$44,154/yr	19.1x
77	Strayer University-North Carolina Greensboro, NC · Business/Commerce, General	69 62–71	$44,154/yr	19.1x
78	Strayer University-New Jersey Piscataway, NJ · Business/Commerce, General	69 62–71	$44,154/yr	19.1x
79	Strayer University-West Virginia Scott Depot, WV · Business/Commerce, General	69 62–71	$44,154/yr	19.1x
80	Strayer University-Arkansas Little Rock, AR · Business/Commerce, General	69 62–71	$44,154/yr	19.1x
81	Strayer University-Georgia Chamblee, GA · Business/Commerce, General	69 62–71	$44,154/yr	19.1x
82	Strayer University-Mississippi Jackson, MS · Business/Commerce, General	69 62–71	$44,154/yr	19.1x
83	Strayer University-South Carolina Greenville, SC · Business/Commerce, General	69 62–71	$44,154/yr	19.1x
84	Strayer University-Texas Farmers Branch, TX · Business/Commerce, General	69 62–71	$44,154/yr	19.1x
85	Strayer University-Global Region Washington, DC · Business/Commerce, General	69 62–71	$44,154/yr	19.1x
86	University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock, AR · Business/Commerce, General	68 63–70	$32,780/yr	38.8x
87	Nunez Community College Chalmette, LA · Business/Commerce, General	68 64–70	$32,813/yr	39.1x
88	Davenport University Grand Rapids, MI · Business/Commerce, General	68 62–70	$49,530/yr	10.4x
89	Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem, PA · Business/Commerce, General	66 57–68	$28,503/yr	49.0x
90	Southeast Technical College Sioux Falls, SD · Business/Commerce, General	68 62–70	$37,383/yr	28.4x
91	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion, IN · Business/Commerce, General	67 61–69	$49,463/yr	9.0x
92	SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles, LA · Business/Commerce, General	67 63–69	$31,941/yr	36.4x
93	Holmes Community College Goodman, MS · Business/Commerce, General	69 60–71	$27,012/yr	58.1x
94	UCNJ Union College of Union County NJ Cranford, NJ · Business/Commerce, General	64 56–67	$27,225/yr	51.2x
95	Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg, PA · Business/Commerce, General	67 62–69	$36,708/yr	27.4x
96	Texarkana College Texarkana, TX · Business/Commerce, General	68 64–70	$27,674/yr	54.9x
97	Victor Valley College Victorville, CA · Business/Commerce, General	76 68–78	$26,272/yr	150.1x
98	York Technical College Rock Hill, SC · Business/Commerce, General	66 62–68	$33,870/yr	29.7x
99	El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · Business/Commerce, General	69 59–71	$25,900/yr	62.1x
100	DeVry University-Arizona Phoenix, AZ · Business/Commerce, General	66 61–68	$43,716/yr	11.5x
101	DeVry University-California Ontario, CA · Business/Commerce, General	66 61–68	$43,716/yr	11.5x
102	DeVry University-Florida Orlando, FL · Business/Commerce, General	66 61–68	$43,716/yr	11.5x
103	DeVry University-Georgia Decatur, GA · Business/Commerce, General	66 61–68	$43,716/yr	11.5x
104	DeVry University-Illinois Lisle, IL · Business/Commerce, General	66 61–68	$43,716/yr	11.5x
105	DeVry University-Texas Irving, TX · Business/Commerce, General	66 61–68	$43,716/yr	11.5x
106	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN · Business/Commerce, General	66 60–68	$37,929/yr	19.9x
107	Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS · Business/Commerce, General	66 57–68	$24,813/yr	54.0x
108	Columbia College Columbia, MO · Business/Commerce, General	65 59–67	$41,791/yr	9.4x
109	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH · Business/Commerce, General	65 60–67	$38,871/yr	16.8x
110	Butler County Community College Butler, PA · Business/Commerce, General	65 61–67	$32,392/yr	27.9x
111	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA · Business/Commerce, General	65 60–67	$43,425/yr	9.7x
112	Arkansas State University-Beebe Beebe, AR · Business/Commerce, General	66 57–68	$23,663/yr	64.5x
113	Texas Southmost College Brownsville, TX · Business/Commerce, General	63 59–65	$25,873/yr	40.1x
114	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM · Business/Commerce, General	62 56–64	$30,628/yr	23.6x
115	Springfield Technical Community College Springfield, MA · Business/Commerce, General	56 48–58	$19,969/yr	42.1x
116	South Texas College McAllen, TX · Business/Commerce, General	61 53–63	$24,738/yr	34.3x
117	Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont, WV · Business/Commerce, General	60 54–61	$26,517/yr	26.7x
118	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA · Business/Commerce, General	59 54–61	$28,747/yr	16.5x
119	South Louisiana Community College Lafayette, LA · Business/Commerce, General	59 56–61	$25,179/yr	28.9x
120	Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Johnstown, PA · Business/Commerce, General	58 50–60	$23,730/yr	27.6x
121	Bryant & Stratton College-Online Orchard Park, NY · Business/Commerce, General	58 52–60	$30,059/yr	10.2x
122	Bryant & Stratton College-Albany Albany, NY · Business/Commerce, General	57 51–59	$30,059/yr	8.4x
123	Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North Liverpool, NY · Business/Commerce, General	57 51–59	$30,059/yr	8.2x
124	Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo Buffalo, NY · Business/Commerce, General	57 51–59	$30,059/yr	8.3x
125	Bryant & Stratton College-Greece Rochester, NY · Business/Commerce, General	57 51–59	$30,059/yr	8.0x
126	Bryant & Stratton College-Parma Parma, OH · Business/Commerce, General	57 51–59	$30,059/yr	8.1x
127	Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA · Business/Commerce, General	57 51–59	$30,059/yr	8.6x
128	Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa Wauwatosa, WI · Business/Commerce, General	57 51–59	$30,059/yr	7.9x
129	Bryan University Springfield, MO · Business/Commerce, General	56 50–58	$28,014/yr	9.7x
130	West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown Morgantown, WV · Business/Commerce, General	53 48–55	$25,241/yr	7.8x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (projected earnings vs. program tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Business/Commerce, General?

Based on our TradeSchoolOutlook Score, Indiana University-Bloomington ranks #1 for Business/Commerce, General with a score of 89/100 and graduate earnings of $71,550/yr.

How much do Business/Commerce, General graduates earn?

Across 130 schools, Business/Commerce, General graduates earn an average of $36,982/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $83,571/yr.

Is Business/Commerce, General an AI-proof career?

Business/Commerce, General has an average AI task exposure of 49%, rated "Moderate". This trade has moderate AI exposure — some career paths are more resilient than others.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.