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Business & Commerce at Modesto Junior College

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

Modesto Junior College sits in Modesto, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 58 business & commerce degrees were awarded at Modesto Junior College.

Online & Distance Learning at Modesto Junior College

Many students take online classes at Modesto Junior College. Among 18,258 students, 6,025 (33%) studied exclusively online and 9,093 (50%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Business & Commerce Graduates from Modesto Junior College

Graduates of Modesto Junior 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	$30,905
5 years	$53,256

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Business & Commerce graduates from Modesto Junior College earn a median of $30,905, compared with $43,002 for all Modesto Junior College graduates — about 28% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Business & Commerce graduates from Modesto Junior College stands at $8,457.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Business & Commerce graduates at Modesto Junior College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Business & Commerce graduates at Modesto Junior College are 52% women (30) and 48% men (28).

Business & Commerce Associate’s Program at Modesto Junior College

Among the 58 associate’s business & commerce graduates at Modesto Junior College, 52% were women (30) and 48% were men (28).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	24
Hispanic / Latino	20
Black / African American	1
Asian	9
American Indian / Alaska Native	2
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of Business & Commerce associate’s degree recipients at Modesto Junior 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 Modesto Junior College

This Business & Commerce program at Modesto Junior College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Business & Commerce	58

Top-Paying Careers for Business & Commerce Graduates

Graduates of the Business & Commerce program at Modesto Junior College 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.