General Business/Commerce at Northwestern 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 Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,127 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northwestern General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Business

Northwestern General Business/Commerce Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

In 2019, 1,167 students received their master’s degree in general business from Northwestern. This makes it the #1 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Business Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

Of the 1,167 students who graduated with a master’s in general business from Northwestern in 2019, 65% were men and 35% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	149
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	572
International Students	314
Other Races/Ethnicities	55

Northwestern 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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Management Analysts	39,780	$95,110
Sales Managers	24,800	$131,400
Administrative Services Managers	16,950	$97,840
Construction Managers	12,730	$95,020

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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.