General Business/Commerce at Pennsylvania State University - Lehigh Valley

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 Pennsylvania State University - Lehigh Valley stacks up to those at other schools.

Penn State Lehigh Valley is located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania and approximately 912 students attend the school each year. Of the 39 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University - Lehigh Valley in 2019, 19 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.

Penn State Lehigh Valley General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

Penn State Lehigh Valley General Business/Commerce Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general business major at Penn State Lehigh Valley 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Schools	43
Best General Business/Commerce Associate’s Degree Schools	63
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Basic Certificate Schools	105
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Basic Certificate Schools	105
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	147
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	209
Best General Business/Commerce Schools	225
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Associate’s Degree Schools	241
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Associate’s Degree Schools	390
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Schools	453

General Business Student Demographics at Penn State Lehigh Valley

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

Penn State Lehigh Valley General Business/Commerce Associate’s Program

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general business at Penn State Lehigh Valley are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pennsylvania State University - Lehigh Valley with a associate'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

Penn State Lehigh Valley General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general business from Penn State Lehigh Valley in 2019, 68% were men and 32% were women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at Penn State Lehigh Valley 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 Pennsylvania State University - Lehigh Valley with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Penn State Lehigh Valley 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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - Lehigh Valley.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers	80,160	$133,480
Management Analysts	27,970	$90,670
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Construction Managers	11,050	$106,270
Cost Estimators	8,610	$67,330

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.