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Business & Commerce at Defiance College

If you plan to study Business & Commerce, you may want to check out the program at Defiance College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Defiance College is in Defiance, OH.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 17 business & commerce degrees were awarded at Defiance College.

Online Class Availability at Defiance College

Many students take online classes at Defiance College. Of 568 students, 43 (8%) studied exclusively online and 0 (0%) took at least some classes online.

Business & Commerce Rankings at Defiance College

These rankings give you a sense of how Defiance College’s Business & Commerce program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Ohio	#16 of 20
Best Value	Ohio	#19 of 20
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#71 of 82
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#78 of 83
Best Value	Nationwide	#491 of 561
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#513 of 567

Earnings for Business & Commerce Graduates from Defiance College

Students who complete Defiance College’s Business & Commerce program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$32,366
2 years	$34,704
3 years	$38,322
4 years	$47,597
5 years	$41,415

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Business & Commerce graduates from Defiance College take home a median $47,597, compared with $42,006 for all Defiance College graduates — about 13% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Business & Commerce graduates from Defiance College is $27,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Business & Commerce graduates at Defiance College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Business & Commerce graduates at Defiance College are 18% women (3) and 82% men (14).

Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Program at Defiance College

Of the 17 bachelor’s business & commerce degrees awarded at Defiance College, 18% were women (3) and 82% were men (14).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	5

Minority students account for 35% of Business & Commerce bachelor’s degree recipients at Defiance College, below 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 Defiance College

The Business & Commerce program at Defiance College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Business & Commerce	17

Highest-Paying Careers for Business & Commerce Graduates

Those who complete Business & Commerce program at Defiance College pursue many career paths. Here are 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.