(We included colleges on our main ranking, plus the schools on our selective colleges ranking.) Next, we scored colleges based on the median salaries of recent alumni with business degrees. To help budding business leaders sort through potential schools, we’ve narrowed down our latest college rankings - which focus on affordability and outcomes - to highlight the campuses in our list with strong business offerings. Plus, a business degree, which includes majors in accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing and management, can position students to work in almost any industry that catches their interest. Put simply: studying business is a pretty safe return-on-investment bet. In fact, a new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce finds that while the precise payoff varies, the majority of business programs lead to median earnings that are roughly 10 times what graduates owe in student debt payments. The popularity of a business degree has held for several years now, owing to flexible career paths and higher-than-average salaries.

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