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Business & Commerce at Mesa Community College

If you plan to study Business & Commerce, take a look at what Mesa Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mesa Community College is in Mesa, AZ.

During the most recent reporting year, 500 business & commerce graduations were recorded at Mesa Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Mesa Community College

Online coursework is an option at Mesa Community College. Among 17,077 students, 4,620 (27%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 5,003 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Business & Commerce Rankings at Mesa Community College

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

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Arizona	#3 of 13
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#10 of 74
Best Value	Arizona	#11 of 13
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#47 of 75
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#106 of 567
Best Value	Nationwide	#277 of 561

Earnings for Business & Commerce Graduates from Mesa Community College

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

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$50,973
5 years	$59,140

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Business & Commerce graduates from Mesa Community College take home a median $50,973, compared with $46,504 for all Mesa Community College graduates — about 10% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Business & Commerce graduates at Mesa Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Business & Commerce graduates at Mesa Community College are 45% women (224) and 55% men (276).

Business & Commerce Associate’s Program at Mesa Community College

Of the 28 associate’s business & commerce degrees awarded at Mesa Community College, 50% were women (14) and 50% were men (14).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Hispanic / Latino	12
Asian	2
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 54% of Business & Commerce associate’s degree recipients at Mesa Community College, above 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 Mesa Community College

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

Concentration	Graduates
General Business & Commerce	500

Highest-Paying Careers for Business & Commerce Graduates

Students who finish Business & Commerce program at Mesa Community 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.