Top Entrepreneurship and Small Business Programs by Earnings
Updated
This page ranks the 71 Entrepreneurship and Small Business programs in the United States by median earnings of Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing. Boston College leads the list with median earnings of $132,903 four years after completing, followed by Brown University at $125,955.
Across the listed programs, the median figure is $59,809, with a spread of $107,709 from $132,903 to $25,194. For 17 of the 71 programs the earnings figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one.
Public institutions account for 55% of the list, with 39 public and 32 private nonprofit schools represented. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College ranks 2nd on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College posts the lowest average net price at $3,033, while South Dakota State University reports the highest admission rate, admitting 98% of applicants.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA | $132,903 | $41,704 | $4,284 | 16.4% |
| Boston College reports $132,903 in median earnings for its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing, with 41 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 2 | Brown University · Providence, RI | $125,955 | $25,184 | -$420* | 5.4% |
| Brown University admits 5% of applicants and its Entrepreneurship and Small Business completers earn a median of $125,955 four years after graduating. | |||||
| 3 | University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ | $99,722 | $16,674 | $13,353 | 86.1% |
| A public university in Tucson, University of Arizona ranks 75th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and posts median earnings of $99,722 for its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 4 | Brigham Young University · Provo, UT | $97,085 | $15,564 | $10,444 | 67.8% |
| Graduates across all fields who borrowed left Brigham Young University with a median of $11,069 in federal loans, and the school's Entrepreneurship and Small Business completers earn a median of $97,085 four years after completing. | |||||
| 5 | Quinnipiac University · Hamden, CT | $91,828 | $40,675 | $33,649 | 72.2% |
| Quinnipiac University ranks 5th on this list, with median federal debt of $27,000 among Entrepreneurship and Small Business completers who borrowed and earnings of $91,828 four years after completing. | |||||
| 6 | Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY | $87,851 | $38,793 | $15,817 | 45.9% |
| With an admission rate of 46%, Syracuse University reports median earnings of $87,851 for its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing and an average net price of $38,793. | |||||
| 7 | Baylor University · Waco, TX | $86,363 | $41,104 | $22,024 | 51.3% |
| Baylor University posts median earnings of $86,363 for its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $22,024 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 8 | Rollins College · Winter Park, FL | $85,574 | $34,732 | $27,177 | 47.5% |
| Rollins College ranks 1079th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions, and its Entrepreneurship and Small Business completers earn a median of $85,574 four years after completing. | |||||
| 9 | Elon University · Elon, NC | $80,850 | $41,555 | $26,523 | 66.4% |
| Graduates across all fields who borrowed left Elon University with a median of $20,500 in federal loans, while the school's Entrepreneurship and Small Business completers earn a median of $80,850 four years after completing. | |||||
| 10 | University of St Thomas · Saint Paul, MN | $79,390 | $29,155 | $28,131 | 85.4% |
| University of St Thomas reports median earnings of $79,390 for its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing, with 58 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 11 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA | $78,554 | $29,689 | $22,570 | 88.8% |
| Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia admits 89% of applicants and its Entrepreneurship and Small Business completers earn a median of $78,554 four years after graduating. | |||||
| 12 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · University Park, PA | $78,476 | $32,875 | $19,845 | 60.6% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus posts median earnings of $78,476 for its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing and ranks 271st on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
| 13 | Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI | $77,581 | $16,317 | $12,272 | 83.0% |
| Grand Valley State University reports median earnings of $77,581 for its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $16,317. | |||||
| 14 | University of Dayton · Dayton, OH | $77,318 | $29,533 | $21,736 | 65.5% |
| University of Dayton ranks 14th on this list, with a 65% admission rate and median earnings of $77,318 four years after completing. | |||||
| 15 | University of Miami · Coral Gables, FL | $73,489 | $37,244 | $15,978 | 18.9% |
| Graduates across all fields who borrowed at University of Miami left with a median of $17,500 in federal loans, while its Entrepreneurship and Small Business completers earned a median of $73,489 four years after completing. | |||||
| 16 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus · Seattle, WA | $73,321 | $14,091 | $6,384 | 39.2% |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus, a public university in Seattle, posts median earnings of $73,321 for its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing and an average net price of $14,091. | |||||
| 17 | Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA | $71,613 | $38,509 | $28,055 | 79.4% |
| Drexel University admits 79% of applicants and reports median earnings of $71,613 for its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 18 | Saint Louis University · Saint Louis, MO | $70,895 | $24,398 | $22,501 | 75.0% |
| Median federal debt among Entrepreneurship and Small Business completers who borrowed at Saint Louis University is $25,000, and the program's median earnings four years after completing stand at $70,895. | |||||
| 19 | Lamar University · Beaumont, TX | $70,799 | $9,366 | $7,568 | 86.4% |
| Lamar University ranks 19th on this list, with an average net price of $9,366 and median earnings of $70,799 for its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 20 | Loyola Marymount University · Los Angeles, CA | $69,534 | $48,381 | $32,268 | 45.1% |
| Loyola Marymount University reports median earnings of $69,534 for its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $48,381. | |||||
| 21 | University of North Texas · Denton, TX | $69,210 | $15,649 | $12,311 | 72.2% |
| University of North Texas ranks 41st on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and posts median earnings of $69,210 for its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 22 | Suffolk University · Boston, MA | $68,752 | $29,618 | $24,745 | 82.3% |
| Median federal debt among Entrepreneurship and Small Business completers who borrowed at Suffolk University is $27,000, and the program's median earnings four years after completing reach $68,752. | |||||
| 23 | North Central College · Naperville, IL | $68,750 | $21,044 | $12,507 | 77.3% |
| North Central College admits 77% of applicants, and graduates across all fields who borrowed left with a median of $24,500 in federal loans. | |||||
| 24 | University of Vermont · Burlington, VT | $68,395 | $19,343 | $11,127 | 65.3% |
| University of Vermont reports median earnings of $68,395 for its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing, with an average net price of $19,343. | |||||
| 25 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · Shippensburg, PA | $67,926 | $23,726 | $18,709 | 86.5% |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania reports $67,926 in median earnings for its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing, with an average net price of $18,709 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
* Net price can be negative: when grants and scholarships exceed the listed cost of attendance, students can receive the difference as a refund for other expenses.
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Social Entrepreneurship graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only programs with a reported earnings cohort in the United States appear. The figure captures federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled four years after finishing. For 17 of the 71 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. Boston College leads Brown University by $6,948, and the spread from the top of the list to the bottom reaches $107,709.
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