PlotFuture PlotFuture
PlotFuture / Majors / 52.01

What can you do with a
Business/Commerce, General degree?

Business/Commerce, General is modest-paying, AI barely touches it, and you would have escape routes.

Is this major worth the money?

Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
7.2 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$16k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$61,385
Typical debt
$23,074
4-yr net cost
$74,064
Monthly loan payment
$263/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

14 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Chief Executivescommon
AI risk 3 → 46 future · +4.3% demand
$245,440
Sales Managersstretch
AI risk 4 → 45 future · +4.7% demand
$154,000
Regulatory Affairs Managersleap
AI risk 7 → 56 future · +4.5% demand
$145,000
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managersleap
AI risk 10 → 48 future · +6.1% demand
$136,000
Business Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 31 → 49 future · +5.7% demand
$133,974
Industrial Production Managersleap
AI risk 1 → 48 future · +1.9% demand
$133,962
General and Operations Managersstretch
AI risk 14 → 48 future · +4.4% demand
$125,000
Management Analystsleap
AI risk 24 → 40 future · +8.8% demand
$122,500
Information Technology Project Managersleap
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$113,500
Information Technology Project Managersleap
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$108,570
Construction Managersleap
AI risk 12 → 44 future · +8.7% demand
$104,000
Cost Estimatorsleap
AI risk 0 → 50 future · -4.2% demand
$90,000
Administrative Services Managersleap
AI risk 0 → 39 future · +4.6% demand
$84,591
Social and Community Service Managersleap
AI risk 18 → 39 future · +6.4% demand
$73,000
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk), then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes. ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.