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Business & Commerce at Wake Forest University

If you are interested in studying Business & Commerce, take a look at what Wake Forest University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wake Forest University sits in Winston-Salem, NC.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 106 business & commerce degrees were granted at Wake Forest University.

Online & Distance Learning at Wake Forest University

Online coursework is an option at Wake Forest University. Among 9,322 students, 1,233 (13%) studied exclusively online and 515 (6%) took at least some classes online.

Business & Commerce Rankings at Wake Forest University

Use these rankings to compare Wake Forest University’s Business & Commerce program against peer institutions.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	North Carolina	#1 of 4
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#1 of 138
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1 of 567
Best Value	North Carolina	#3 of 3
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#124 of 135
Best Value	Nationwide	#514 of 561

Earnings for Business & Commerce Graduates from Wake Forest University

Those who finish Wake Forest University’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	$65,533
2 years	$66,653
3 years	$76,702
4 years	$91,708
5 years	$107,296

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Business & Commerce graduates from Wake Forest University earn a median of $91,708, compared with $85,076 for all Wake Forest University graduates — about 8% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Business & Commerce graduates from Wake Forest University comes in at $18,899.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Business & Commerce graduates at Wake Forest University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Business & Commerce graduates at Wake Forest University are 56% women (59) and 44% men (47).

Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Program at Wake Forest University

Of the 106 bachelor’s business & commerce degrees awarded at Wake Forest University, 56% were women (59) and 44% were men (47).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Business & Commerce bachelor’s degree recipients at Wake Forest University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	81
Hispanic / Latino	7
Black / African American	1
Asian	4
Two or More Races	8
International (Nonresident)	5

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 19% of Business & Commerce bachelor’s degree recipients at Wake Forest University, lower than 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 Wake Forest University

This Business & Commerce program at Wake Forest University includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Business & Commerce	106

Best-Paid Careers for Business & Commerce Graduates

Students who finish Business & Commerce program at Wake Forest University pursue many career paths. Below 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.