General Business/Commerce at Indiana University - Northwest

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

IU Northwest is located in Gary, Indiana and approximately 3,959 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 87 students received a bachelor's degree in general business from IU Northwest.

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.

IU Northwest General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

IU Northwest General Business/Commerce Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general business progam at IU Northwest 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 IU Northwest 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 Focused General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools	7
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools	13
Best General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools	24
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	25
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	64
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Schools	71
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73
Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	79
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Schools	111
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	275
Best General Business/Commerce Schools	449

In 2019, 32 students received their master’s degree in general business from IU Northwest. This makes it the #64 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Business Student Demographics at IU Northwest

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

IU Northwest General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 87 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in general business from IU Northwest. About 51% were men and 49% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at IU Northwest 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 Indiana University - Northwest with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	58
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

IU Northwest General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

Of the 32 students who graduated with a master’s in general business from IU Northwest in 2019, 72% were men and 28% were women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from IU Northwest, 66% 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 Indiana University - Northwest with a master's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

IU Northwest 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Northwest.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
General and Operations Managers	54,610	$103,370
Management Analysts	10,030	$83,000
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Industrial Production Managers	5,740	$98,840
Sales Managers	5,000	$129,020

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 Lord dumbello under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.