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Business & Commerce at Buena Vista University

If you are interested in studying Business & Commerce, take a look at what Buena Vista University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Buena Vista University sits in Storm Lake, IA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 11 business & commerce graduations were recorded at Buena Vista University.

Online & Distance Learning at Buena Vista University

Many students take online classes at Buena Vista University. Of 1,890 students, 1,080 (57%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 74 (4%) took at least some classes online.

Business & Commerce Rankings at Buena Vista University

These rankings give you a sense of how Buena Vista University’s Business & Commerce program against peer institutions.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Iowa	#None of 2
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#None of 54
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#None of 567
Best Value	Iowa	#None of 2
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#None of 54
Best Value	Nationwide	#None of 561

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Business & Commerce graduates from Buena Vista University stands at $22,987.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Business & Commerce graduates at Buena Vista University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Business & Commerce graduates at Buena Vista University are 64% women (7) and 36% men (4).

Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Program at Buena Vista University

Of the 11 bachelor’s business & commerce graduates at Buena Vista University, 64% were women (7) and 36% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Business & Commerce bachelor’s degree recipients at Buena Vista University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 9% of Business & Commerce bachelor’s degree recipients at Buena Vista University, lower than the national average of 37%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Business & Commerce Concentrations at Buena Vista University

This Business & Commerce program at Buena Vista University offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Business & Commerce	11

Best-Paid Careers for Business & Commerce Graduates

Graduates of the Business & Commerce program at Buena Vista University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Business & Commerce majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$170,172
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Biofuels Production Managers	$164,096
Geothermal Production Managers	$160,381
Administrative Services Managers	$158,084
Facilities Managers	$157,669
Social and Community Service Managers	$156,089
General and Operations Managers	$149,694
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$146,025
Chief Executives	$138,534

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.