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Business & Commerce at Northern Essex Community College

If you plan to study Business & Commerce, take a look at what Northern Essex Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Northern Essex Community College is located in Haverhill, MA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 77 business & commerce degrees were awarded at Northern Essex Community College.

Studying Online at Northern Essex Community College

Online coursework is an option at Northern Essex Community College. Of 4,721 students, 999 (21%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,544 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Business & Commerce Rankings at Northern Essex Community College

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

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Massachusetts	#1 of 14
Best Value	New England (Region)	#1 of 27
Best Value	Nationwide	#6 of 561
Best Schools (Quality)	Massachusetts	#8 of 15
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#13 of 28
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#101 of 567

Earnings for Business & Commerce Graduates from Northern Essex Community College

Students who complete Northern Essex 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
2 years	$35,416
4 years	$49,913
5 years	$58,679

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Business & Commerce graduates from Northern Essex Community College earn a median of $49,913, compared with $45,740 for all Northern Essex Community College graduates — about 9% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Business & Commerce graduates from Northern Essex Community College comes in at $10,400.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Business & Commerce graduates at Northern Essex Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Business & Commerce graduates at Northern Essex Community College are 48% women (37) and 52% men (40).

Business & Commerce Associate’s Program at Northern Essex Community College

Of the 77 associate’s business & commerce degrees awarded at Northern Essex Community College, 48% were women (37) and 52% were men (40).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	40
Hispanic / Latino	28
Black / African American	4
Asian	3
International (Nonresident)	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of Business & Commerce associate’s degree recipients at Northern Essex Community College, below 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 Northern Essex Community College

The Business & Commerce program at Northern Essex Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Business & Commerce	77

Highest-Paying Careers for Business & Commerce Graduates

Graduates of the Business & Commerce program at Northern Essex Community College go on to a range of careers. Below 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.