E-Commerce

Types of Degrees E-Commerce Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many e-commerce graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	144
Basic Certificate	74
Undergraduate Certificate	21
Master’s Degree	21
Graduate Certificate	21
Associate Degree	12

What E-Commerce Majors Need to Know

People with careers related to electronic commerce were asked what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. They weighted these areas on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest.

Knowledge Areas for Electronic Commerce Majors

This major prepares you for careers in which these knowledge areas are important:

• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
• Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Skills for Electronic Commerce Majors

electronic commerce majors are found most commonly in careers in which the following skills are important:

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.

Abilities for Electronic Commerce Majors

As a electronic commerce major, you will find yourself needing the following abilities:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

What Can You Do With a E-Commerce Major?

Below is a list of occupations associated with electronic commerce:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	3.4%	$55,810
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	3.8%	$39,630

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in E-Commerce?

This major is dominated by women with about 56% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of electronic commerce majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	78
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Geographic Diversity

Students from other countries are interested in Electronic Commerce, too. About 16.7% of those with this major are international students.

How Much Do E-Commerce Majors Make?

Salaries According to BLS

Electronic Commerce majors often go into careers where salaries can range from $45,080 to $59,340 (25th to 75th percentile). This range includes all degree levels, so you may expect those with a more advanced degree to make more while those with less advanced degrees will typically make less.

To put that into context, according to BLS data from the first quarter of 2020, the typical high school graduate makes between $30,000 and $57,900 a year (25th through 75th percentile). The average person with a bachelor’s degree (any field) makes between $45,600 and $99,000. Advanced degree holders make the most with salaries between $55,600 and $125,400.

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to E-Commerce

Some degrees associated with electronic commerce may require an advanced degree, while others may not even require a bachelor’s in the field. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to electronic commerce have obtained the following education levels.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
Less than a High School Diploma	6.0%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	35.7%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	4.2%
Some College Courses	14.5%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	13.7%
Bachelor’s Degree	27.0%
Master’s Degree	0.8%

Online E-Commerce Programs

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 77 schools offered some type of e-commerce program. The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	6	1
Certificate (2-4 Years)	1	0
Associate’s Degree	17	3
Bachelor’s Degree	12	3
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	10	4
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Is a Degree in E-Commerce Worth It?

The median salary for a electronic commerce grad is $45,080 per year. This is based on the weighted average of the most common careers associated with the major.

This is 13% more than the average salary for an individual holding a high school degree. This adds up to a gain of about $103,600 after 20 years!

Majors Related to E-Commerce

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to electronic commerce.

Major	Number of Grads
General Business Administration and Management	353,401
Organizational Leadership	15,171
Interior Design Management	14,326
Supply Chain Management	10,986
Operations Management	7,153
Project Management	4,237
Office Administration	4,076
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	2,905
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	1,058
Retail Management	1,008
Transportation/Mobility Management	754
Science/Technology Management	430
Risk Management	396
Research and Development Management	238
Customer Service Management	158

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.