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Business & Commerce at Fort Lewis College

If you plan to study Business & Commerce, you may want to check out the program at Fort Lewis College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Fort Lewis College is located in Durango, CO.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 55 business & commerce degrees were granted at Fort Lewis College.

Studying Online at Fort Lewis College

Many students take online classes at Fort Lewis College. Of 3,544 students, 56 (2%) studied exclusively online and 725 (20%) took at least some classes online.

Business & Commerce Rankings at Fort Lewis College

These rankings give you a sense of how Fort Lewis College’s Business & Commerce program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Colorado	#7 of 11
Best Value	Colorado	#10 of 11
Best Schools (Quality)	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#17 of 24
Best Value	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#21 of 24
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#302 of 567
Best Value	Nationwide	#377 of 561

Earnings for Business & Commerce Graduates from Fort Lewis College

Graduates of Fort Lewis College’s Business & Commerce program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$30,333
2 years	$35,934
3 years	$44,548
4 years	$52,714
5 years	$60,396

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Business & Commerce graduates from Fort Lewis College earn a median of $52,714, compared with $40,127 for all Fort Lewis College graduates — about 31% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Business & Commerce graduates from Fort Lewis College comes in at $20,500.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Business & Commerce graduates at Fort Lewis College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Business & Commerce graduates at Fort Lewis College are 51% women (28) and 49% men (27).

Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Program at Fort Lewis College

Of the 55 bachelor’s business & commerce degrees awarded at Fort Lewis College, 51% were women (28) and 49% were men (27).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	22
Hispanic / Latino	11
American Indian / Alaska Native	12
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	8
International (Nonresident)	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of Business & Commerce bachelor’s degree recipients at Fort Lewis College, above 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 Fort Lewis College

The Business & Commerce program at Fort Lewis College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Business & Commerce	55

Top-Paying Careers for Business & Commerce Graduates

Those who complete Business & Commerce program at Fort Lewis College pursue many career paths. Here are the highest-paying careers for Business & Commerce graduates, 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.