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Business & Commerce at Howard Community College

If you are interested in studying Business & Commerce, consider the program at Howard Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Howard Community College sits in Columbia, MD.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 51 business & commerce degrees were awarded at Howard Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Howard Community College

Online coursework is an option at Howard Community College. Among 8,643 students, 1,870 (22%) studied exclusively online and 3,872 (45%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Business & Commerce Graduates from Howard Community College

Students who complete Howard Community 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
4 years	$46,237
5 years	$53,468

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Business & Commerce graduates from Howard Community College take home a median $46,237, compared with $49,077 for all Howard Community College graduates — about 6% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Business & Commerce graduates at Howard Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Business & Commerce graduates at Howard Community College are 39% women (20) and 61% men (31).

Business & Commerce Associate’s Program at Howard Community College

Among the 51 associate’s business & commerce graduates at Howard Community College, 39% were women (20) and 61% were men (31).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	13
Hispanic / Latino	7
Black / African American	11
Asian	5
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	5
Unknown	7

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 51% of Business & Commerce associate’s degree recipients at Howard Community College, higher than the national average of 50%.*

*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 Howard Community College

The Business & Commerce program at Howard Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Business & Commerce	51

Best-Paid Careers for Business & Commerce Graduates

Students who finish Business & Commerce program at Howard Community College work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid 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.