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Best degree programs for Business Teachers, Postsecondary, ranked by enrollment

49 college programs and 2,689 schools train Business Teachers, Postsecondary. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $99,080 median wage, 82,150 U.S. jobs. Federal data.

49 college programs at 2,689 schools train business teachers, postsecondary, graduating 729,740 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Business Administration and Management, General. The job pays a median of $99,080 (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Graduates / yr
729,740
from every feeder program
Median annual wage
$99,080
BLS OEWS May 2025
Projected growth
+5.7%
Faster than average
Openings / yr
8,100
new plus replacement
Schools
2,689
with a feeder program
States with jobs
51
BLS reports wages

About business teachers, postsecondary

Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Also calledProfessorInstructorBusiness ProfessorBusiness InstructorTeacherLecturerFaculty MemberBanking TeacherFinance TeacherAdjunct LecturerBusiness TeacherBusiness Lecturer

Fields of study that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.02
Business Administration
399,374graduates / yr
2,305 schools · 9 specializations · 54.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $43,506
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.03
Accounting and Related Services
65,854graduates / yr
1,352 schools · 4 specializations · 9.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $51,824
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.01
Business/Commerce
60,975graduates / yr
806 schools · 1 specialization · 8.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $44,700
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.08
Finance and Financial Management Services
54,609graduates / yr
753 schools · 6 specializations · 7.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $53,572
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.14
Marketing
53,007graduates / yr
973 schools · 5 specializations · 7.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $44,670
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.13
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
42,357graduates / yr
360 schools · 3 specializations · 5.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $62,069
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.10
Human Resources Management and Services
22,844graduates / yr
518 schools · 4 specializations · 3.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $49,084
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.07
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
10,587graduates / yr
537 schools · 2 specializations · 1.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $43,803
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.11
International Business
6,484graduates / yr
385 schools · 1 specialization · 0.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $51,261
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.18
General Sales
3,572graduates / yr
138 schools · 1 specialization · 0.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $50,281
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.07
Health and Medical Administrative Services
3,432graduates / yr
63 schools · 1 specialization · 0.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $30,774
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.71
Data Analytics
2,582graduates / yr
50 schools · 1 specialization · 0.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings —
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.17
Insurance
1,798graduates / yr
69 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $56,988
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.05
Business/Corporate Communications
850graduates / yr
57 schools · 2 specializations · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $41,000
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.28
Dispute Resolution
602graduates / yr
33 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $41,622
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.09
Hospitality Administration/Management
445graduates / yr
52 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $34,218
Education
CIP 13.13
Teacher Education and Professional Development
173graduates / yr
38 schools · 2 specializations · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $43,033
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.20
Construction Management
97graduates / yr
4 schools · 2 specializations · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $72,249
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.21
Telecommunications Management
53graduates / yr
8 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings —
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.16
Accounting and Computer Science
45graduates / yr
6 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings —

49 degree programs that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
Business Administration and Management, General
CIP 52.0201
348,906
47.8%
2,305$43,506$25,000
2
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.0101
60,975
8.4%
806$44,700$24,000
3
Accounting
CIP 52.0301
60,383
8.3%
1,352$51,824$24,433
4
Finance, General
CIP 52.0801
49,441
6.8%
753$53,572$23,672
5
Marketing/Marketing Management, General
CIP 52.1401
49,123
6.7%
973$44,670$24,250
6
Management Science
CIP 52.1301
35,090
4.8%
360$62,069$23,500
7
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
CIP 52.1001
18,033
2.5%
518$49,084$26,536
8
Organizational Leadership
CIP 52.0213
16,743
2.3%
548$43,506$25,000
9
Operations Management and Supervision
CIP 52.0205
11,666
1.6%
144$43,506$25,000
10
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
CIP 52.0203
11,155
1.5%
377$43,506$25,000
11
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
CIP 52.0701
10,569
1.4%
537$43,803$23,374
12
International Business/Trade/Commerce
CIP 52.1101
6,484
0.9%
385$51,261$23,361
13
Project Management
CIP 52.0211
6,015
0.8%
190$43,506$25,000
14
Business Statistics
CIP 52.1302
5,978
0.8%
107$62,069$23,500
15
Financial Planning and Services
CIP 52.0804
4,744
0.7%
94$53,572$23,672
16
Accounting and Finance
CIP 52.0304
3,776
0.5%
134$51,824$24,433
17
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General
CIP 52.1801
3,572
0.5%
138$50,281$24,250
18
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
CIP 51.0702
3,432
0.5%
63$30,774$17,375
19
Organizational Behavior Studies
CIP 52.1003
3,311
0.5%
116$49,084$26,536
20
Financial Analytics
CIP 30.7104
2,582
0.4%
50——
21
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
CIP 52.0206
2,409
0.3%
175$43,506$25,000
22
Digital Marketing
CIP 52.1404
1,960
0.3%
106$44,670$24,250
23
Insurance
CIP 52.1701
1,798
0.2%
69$56,988$22,500
24
Accounting and Business/Management
CIP 52.0305
1,487
0.2%
101$51,824$24,433
25
Labor and Industrial Relations
CIP 52.1002
1,363
0.2%
26$49,084$26,536
26
Retail Management
CIP 52.0212
1,362
0.2%
62$43,506$25,000
27
Actuarial Science
CIP 52.1304
1,289
0.2%
122$62,069$23,500
28
Marketing, Other
CIP 52.1499
1,226
0.2%
82$44,670$24,250
29
Business/Corporate Communications, General
CIP 52.0501
836
0.1%
57$41,000$26,000
30
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
CIP 52.0202
800
0.1%
35$43,506$25,000
31
Dispute Resolution
CIP 30.2801
602
0.1%
33$41,622$21,250
32
International Marketing
CIP 52.1403
516
0.1%
13$44,670$24,250
33
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management
CIP 52.0909
445
0.1%
52$34,218$23,364
34
Investments and Securities
CIP 52.0807
348
0.0%
24$53,572$23,672
35
Research and Development Management
CIP 52.0210
318
0.0%
24$43,506$25,000
36
Auditing
CIP 52.0303
208
0.0%
17$51,824$24,433
37
Marketing Research
CIP 52.1402
182
0.0%
19$44,670$24,250
38
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
CIP 13.1303
165
0.0%
38$43,033$26,044
39
Labor Studies
CIP 52.1004
137
0.0%
13$49,084$26,536
40
Construction Project Management
CIP 52.2002
66
0.0%
4$72,249$24,326
41
Telecommunications Management
CIP 52.2101
53
0.0%
8—$18,514
42
Accounting and Computer Science
CIP 30.1601
45
0.0%
6——
43
Public Finance
CIP 52.0808
36
0.0%
4$53,572$23,672
44
International Finance
CIP 52.0806
34
0.0%
3$53,572$23,672
45
Construction Management, Other
CIP 52.2099
31
0.0%
1$72,249$24,326
46
Franchising and Franchise Operations
CIP 52.0702
18
0.0%
2$43,803$23,374
47
Business/Corporate Communications, Other
CIP 52.0599
14
0.0%
2$41,000$26,000
48
Sales and Marketing Operations/Marketing and Distribution Teacher Education
CIP 13.1310
8
0.0%
2$43,033$26,044
49
Financial Risk Management
CIP 52.0810
6
0.0%
2$53,572$23,672

Top 50 schools by graduates into this job

Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of Phoenix - Arizona
Phoenix, AZ Private for-profit · 11 feeder programs
17,882Business Administration and Management, General21%$15,478—
2Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH Private not-for-profit · 13 feeder programs
16,456Business Administration and Management, General43%$34,565100%
3Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT Private not-for-profit · 11 feeder programs
13,680Business Administration and Management, General46%$11,580—
4Miami Dade College
Miami, FL Public · 7 feeder programs
6,746Operations Management and Supervision46%——
5Brigham Young University - Idaho
Rexburg, ID Private not-for-profit · 8 feeder programs
6,327Business Administration and Management, General55%$6,76096%
6Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO Private for-profit · 4 feeder programs
5,907Business Administration and Management, General19%$16,966—
7American Public University System
Charles Town, WV Private for-profit · 10 feeder programs
5,899Business Administration and Management, General57%$10,199—
8University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD Public · 13 feeder programs
5,730Business Administration and Management, General33%——
9Purdue University Global
West Lafayette, IN Public · 15 feeder programs
5,510Business Administration and Management, General50%——
10Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ Private not-for-profit · 12 feeder programs
5,404Business Administration and Management, General43%$21,53579%
11Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA Private not-for-profit · 9 feeder programs
4,963Business Administration and Management, General65%$28,91199%
12Valencia College
Orlando, FL Public · 4 feeder programs
4,902Business Administration and Management, General48%——
13Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN Public · 9 feeder programs
4,124Business Administration and Management, General40%——
14University of the People
Pasadena, CA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
4,072Business Administration and Management, General34%——
15American College of Financial Services
King of Prussia, PA Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs
4,018Financial Planning and Services———
16Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN Public · 7 feeder programs
3,918Business/Commerce, General80%—78%
17DeVry University - Illinois
Lisle, IL Private for-profit · 6 feeder programs
3,877Business/Commerce, General37%$32,38198%
18The University of Arizona Global Campus
Chandler, AZ Public · 14 feeder programs
3,671Business Administration and Management, General11%$26,445—
19Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ Public · 15 feeder programs
3,654Management Science68%—90%
20Florida International University
Miami, FL Public · 9 feeder programs
2,965Business Administration and Management, General74%—55%
21CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York, NY Public · 13 feeder programs
2,940Finance, General72%—48%
22Louisiana State University - Shreveport
Shreveport, LA Public · 7 feeder programs
2,907Business Administration and Management, General38%—51%
23New York University
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 12 feeder programs
2,785Management Science88%$29,0239%
24University of Georgia
Athens, GA Public · 14 feeder programs
2,746Business Administration and Management, General90%—38%
25American InterContinental University System
Chandler, AZ Private for-profit · 4 feeder programs
2,742Business Administration and Management, General9%$15,785—
26University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign
Champaign, IL Public · 16 feeder programs
2,677Business Administration and Management, General85%—42%
27University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA Private not-for-profit · 10 feeder programs
2,670Management Science92%$26,87310%
28Boston University
Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 10 feeder programs
2,639Business Administration and Management, General89%$21,95611%
29Utah Valley University
Orem, UT Public · 16 feeder programs
2,632Business Administration and Management, General45%——
30San Diego State University
San Diego, CA Public · 5 feeder programs
2,621Business Administration and Management, General76%—36%
31Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX Public · 17 feeder programs
2,555Business Administration and Management, General84%—57%
32Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach, AL Private for-profit · 6 feeder programs
2,548Business Administration and Management, General33%$15,554—
33University of Florida
Gainesville, FL Public · 6 feeder programs
2,483Business Administration and Management, General91%—24%
34Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH Public · 14 feeder programs
2,461Finance, General88%—61%
35Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global
Marion, IN Private not-for-profit · 11 feeder programs
2,455Operations Management and Supervision35%$18,316—
36Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL Public · 10 feeder programs
2,359Finance, General86%—24%
37California State University - Fullerton
Fullerton, CA Public · 3 feeder programs
2,355Business Administration and Management, General70%—91%
38Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA Public · 4 feeder programs
2,332Business Administration and Management, General31%——
39Capella University
Minneapolis, MN Private for-profit · 10 feeder programs
2,303Business Administration and Management, General20%$19,369—
40The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN Public · 8 feeder programs
2,288Marketing/Marketing Management, General74%—42%
41The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL Public · 6 feeder programs
2,250Marketing/Marketing Management, General73%—77%
42University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA Public · 12 feeder programs
2,229Finance, General75%—84%
43University of Houston
Houston, TX Public · 9 feeder programs
2,214Finance, General65%—74%
44University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR Public · 12 feeder programs
2,125Marketing/Marketing Management, General71%—74%
45Strayer University - Global Region
Washington, DC Private for-profit · 10 feeder programs
2,110Business/Commerce, General14%$18,144—
46University of South Florida
Tampa, FL Public · 12 feeder programs
2,101Finance, General77%—43%
47Auburn University
Auburn, AL Public · 6 feeder programs
2,093Business Administration and Management, General82%—46%
48University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC Public · 15 feeder programs
2,079Finance, General79%—60%
49University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL Public · 9 feeder programs
2,030Business/Commerce, General78%—40%
50Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN Public · 14 feeder programs
2,024Business Administration and Management, General83%—50%

What business teachers, postsecondary earn

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual wage
$99,080
Mean annual
$114,720
People employed
82,150
What the range looks like
10th pct$47,180Median$99,08090th pct$209,470

Top-paying metro areas

Lawrence, KS
$169,130median
150 jobs
Madison, WI
$137,060median
270 jobs
New Haven, CT
$130,560median
430 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$160,090median
830 jobs
Anchorage, AK
$168,440median
50 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$129,080median
400 jobs
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
$139,380median
240 jobs
Wilmington, NC
$187,380median
170 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+5.7%
Faster than average
Openings per year
8,100
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
5,800
103,100 → 109,000
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

Where the jobs are, state by state

Pick a state for in-state pay, the schools there, and the programs they run.

This occupation state by state: pay, jobs, and schools
StateMedian payJobsConcentrationSchoolsGraduates / yr
California$128,4705,2900.55×23973,890
Texas$101,2107,7101.04×15052,301
Florida$78,8702,9000.55×10342,993
Arizona$81,6001,2400.73×4441,657
New York$104,4907,4801.46×15433,123
Pennsylvania$101,7604,6301.45×13827,835
Indiana$86,6402,0301.20×5025,450
North Carolina$79,6002,9601.13×11523,991
Utah$115,8704600.50×1323,551
Illinois$94,7703,5801.11×10323,177
Massachusetts$103,1104,1902.18×6922,113
Ohio$79,7703,1001.06×10321,102
Georgia$82,8201,9400.75×8819,694
New Hampshire$83,0705801.61×2018,647
Virginia$103,8602,4501.13×6518,077
Michigan$111,1902,2400.96×7316,122
Colorado$78,2102,0801.37×3415,871
New Jersey$85,2503,1901.41×5214,134
Maryland$126,5602,2801.56×4313,465
Alabama$82,1701,2601.13×4712,963
Minnesota$95,8209800.63×6312,235
Wisconsin$96,6801,9401.25×5311,922
Kentucky$80,1407600.72×4911,584
South Carolina$78,8301,5001.23×5211,161
Missouri$100,3101,7201.11×6211,053
Tennessee$85,9501,2600.73×5610,550
Louisiana$129,0406400.63×369,791
Washington$100,3901,1900.63×569,549
West Virginia$104,4804201.14×329,098
Connecticut$103,7501,3101.46×208,915
Idaho$84,1902400.52×118,764
Oklahoma$82,0607700.86×507,852
Iowa$83,2008901.08×447,398
Arkansas$64,6204500.65×476,492
Kansas$83,3106600.86×426,366
Mississippi$75,6805300.87×315,647
District of Columbia$128,3706301.69×135,606
Nebraska$88,6905300.99×255,304
Oregon$100,1809400.91×324,581
Rhode Island$103,8203601.36×113,148
Delaware$130,3702801.11×62,605
Maine$83,2503000.89×192,521
New Mexico$83,9804100.88×262,520
Nevada$98,9204000.49×92,500
North Dakota$110,0502501.11×181,677
South Dakota$72,6502601.07×191,568
Hawaii$76,8603901.17×91,375
Montana$81,4901700.62×201,260
Vermont$101,1701100.68×7986
Wyoming$69,5501501.03×9915
Alaska$168,9301300.75×7521

Skills and tools

From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.

What they do day to day

  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accounting, principles of marketing, and operations management.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional organizations and conferences.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.

Skills

  • Speaking4.3
  • Reading Comprehension4.0
  • Active Listening4.0
  • Learning Strategies4.0
  • Writing4.0
  • Active Learning3.9
  • Critical Thinking3.9
  • Monitoring3.6

Knowledge areas

  • English Language4.6
  • Education and Training4.5
  • Administration and Management4.1
  • Economics and Accounting4.0
  • Mathematics3.9
  • Law and Government3.8

Abilities

  • Oral Expression4.6
  • Written Expression4.1
  • Written Comprehension4.1
  • Speech Clarity4.1
  • Oral Comprehension4.0
  • Inductive Reasoning3.9

Core activities

  • Training and Teaching Others4.7
  • Getting Information4.4
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge4.1
  • Working with Computers4.1
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others4.1
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work4.0

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How to get in

How to become a Business Teacher, Postsecondary

Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 25 majors mapped to Business Teachers, Postsecondary25 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 13.1303Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
  • 13.1310Sales and Marketing Operations/Marketing and Distribution Teacher Education
  • 30.1601Accounting and Computer Science
  • 30.2801Dispute Resolution
  • 30.7104Financial Analytics
  • 51.0702Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
  • 52.0101Business/Commerce, General
  • 52.0201Business Administration and Management, General
  • 52.0202Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
  • 52.0203Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • 52.0205Operations Management and Supervision
  • 52.0206Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • 52.0210Research and Development Management
  • 52.0211Project Management
  • 52.0212Retail Management
  • 52.0213Organizational Leadership
  • 52.0301Accounting
  • 52.0303Auditing
  • 52.0304Accounting and Finance
  • 52.0305Accounting and Business/Management
  • 52.0501Business/Corporate Communications, General
  • 52.0599Business/Corporate Communications, Other
  • 52.0701Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • 52.0702Franchising and Franchise Operations
  • 52.0801Finance, General

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Common questions

What degree do you need to become a Business Teacher, Postsecondary?+

Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business Administration and Management, General, which awarded 348,906 degrees in 2024-25, 47.8% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Business Teacher, Postsecondary?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 49 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Accounting and Related Services, Business/Commerce, Finance and Financial Management Services, plus 16 more. Together they graduate about 729,740 people a year.

How much do business teachers, postsecondary earn?+

The median is $99,080 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $47,180 at the 10th percentile to $209,470 at the 90th. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for business teachers, postsecondary growing?+

BLS projects a +5.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, faster than average, with roughly 8,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career?+

2,689 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 49 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do business teachers, postsecondary work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Instructor, Business Professor, Business Instructor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1011.

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Programs that lead hereBusiness AdministrationAccounting and Related ServicesBusiness/CommerceFinance and Financial Management ServicesMarketingManagement Sciences and Quantitative MethodsHuman Resources Management and ServicesEntrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024-25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

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  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

    Official source →

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

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  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

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  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

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  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

    Official source →

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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