General Business/Commerce at Excelsior College

If you plan to study general business/commerce, take a look at what Excelsior College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Excelsior College is located in Albany, New York and has a total student population of 30,008. Of the 456 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Excelsior College in 2019, 199 of them were general business/commerce majors.

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.

Excelsior College General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Excelsior College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Excelsior College does offer online education options in general business for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Excelsior College General Business/Commerce Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general business major at Excelsior College 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
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular Online General Business/Commerce Schools	31
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	62
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Schools	64
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	96
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	102
Most Popular Online General Business/Commerce Associate’s Degree Schools	169
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	192
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Schools	397
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Associate’s Degree Schools	438

In 2019, 2 students received their master’s degree in general business from Excelsior College. This makes it the #96 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Excelsior College General Business Graduates

The median salary of general business students who receive their bachelor's degree at Excelsior College is $46,100. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $39,500 for all general business bachelor's degree recipients.

General Business Student Demographics at Excelsior College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general business majors at Excelsior College.

Excelsior College General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 199 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general business from Excelsior College. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at Excelsior College 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 Excelsior College with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	131
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Excelsior College General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of general business master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from Excelsior College, 100% 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 Excelsior College with a master's in general business.

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

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

Concentrations Within General Business/Commerce

If you plan to be a general business major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Excelsior College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business/Commerce	201

Related Majors

• Telecommunications Management
• Accounting
• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• Management Information Systems
• Human Resource Management

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 NY, the home state for Excelsior College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers	163,250	$156,260
Management Analysts	47,580	$111,040
Sales Managers	23,120	$198,390
Administrative Services Managers	18,350	$137,480
Managers	16,600	$124,160

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 Snowy Brooklyn College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.