General Business/Commerce at Grand Valley State University

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

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 24,677. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in general business from GVSU.

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.

GVSU General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

GVSU General Business/Commerce Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general business programs across the country. The following shows how GVSU performed in these rankings.

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 GVSU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	35
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	44
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	76
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	167
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Schools	192
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	215
Best General Business/Commerce Schools	243
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Schools	604

In 2019, 60 students received their master’s degree in general business from GVSU. This makes it the #44 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Business Student Demographics at GVSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general business majors at Grand Valley State University.

GVSU General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general business from GVSU in 2019, 61% were men and 39% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GVSU General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 60 general business majors earned their master's degree from GVSU. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 37% were women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from GVSU, 85% 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 Grand Valley State University with a master's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	51
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GVSU 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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Management Analysts	14,770	$92,130
Industrial Production Managers	13,110	$118,760
Sales Managers	8,640	$142,340
Administrative Services Managers	7,890	$95,810

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.