General Business/Commerce at Northeastern University

Every general business/commerce school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general business program at Northeastern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 21,627. In 2019, 900 general business majors received their bachelor's degree from Northeastern.

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.

Northeastern General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

Northeastern General Business/Commerce Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general business programs across the country. The following shows how Northeastern 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 Northeastern 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Schools	3
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	12
Best General Business/Commerce Schools	16
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	17
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	53
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Schools	88

In 2019, 150 students received their master’s degree in general business from Northeastern. This makes it the #17 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Business Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

The general business program at Northeastern awarded 900 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 55% of these degrees went to men with the other 45% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	129
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	72
White	339
International Students	274
Other Races/Ethnicities	59

Northeastern General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

The general business program at Northeastern awarded 150 master's degrees in 2018-2019. About 53% of these degrees went to men with the other 47% going to women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from Northeastern, 65% 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 Northeastern University with a master's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	97
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Northeastern 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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Management Analysts	22,580	$110,150
Sales Managers	16,600	$151,010
Administrative Services Managers	12,770	$111,340
Managers	8,660	$131,450

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 (User:Piotrus) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.