General Business/Commerce at Eastern Kentucky University

What traits are you looking for in a general business school? To help you decide if Eastern Kentucky University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general business program.

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and approximately 15,815 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 54 students received a bachelor's degree in general business from Eastern.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Business/Commerce section at the bottom of this page.

Eastern General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Business
• Master’s Degree in General Business

Eastern General Business/Commerce Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general business progam at Eastern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general business major at Eastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Business/Commerce. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	88
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	90
Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	94
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Schools	221
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	258
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	286
Best General Business/Commerce Schools	481
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Schools	550

In 2019, 10 students received their master’s degree in general business from Eastern. This makes it the #88 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Business Student Demographics at Eastern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general business majors at Eastern Kentucky University.

Eastern General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of general business bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at Eastern are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	40
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Eastern General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in General Business/Commerce from Eastern in 2018-2019, 60% were men and 40% were women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from Eastern, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a master's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Eastern also has a doctoral program available in general business. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That General Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in general business can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
General and Operations Managers	30,240	$89,750
Management Analysts	4,280	$72,850
Industrial Production Managers	3,800	$97,340
Sales Managers	3,310	$121,260
Chief Executives	3,300	$152,670

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
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Alpha 40475 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.