General Business/Commerce at SUNY Empire State College

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

SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and approximately 10,424 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 744 students received a bachelor's degree in general business from SUNY Empire.

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.

SUNY Empire General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in General Business (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in General Business
• Bachelor’s Degree in General Business

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Empire

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

SUNY Empire does offer online education options in general business for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

SUNY Empire General Business/Commerce Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general business progam at SUNY Empire 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 SUNY Empire 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 Online General Business/Commerce Schools	1
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Schools	4
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Associate’s Degree Schools	48
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Basic Certificate Schools	74
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Basic Certificate Schools	94
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Associate’s Degree Schools	190

General Business Student Demographics at SUNY Empire

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general business majors at SUNY Empire State College.

SUNY Empire General Business/Commerce Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of general business associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general business at SUNY Empire are white. Around 60% 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 SUNY Empire State College with a associate's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	58
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

SUNY Empire General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

Of the 744 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general business from SUNY Empire in 2019, 39% were men and 61% were women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at SUNY Empire 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 SUNY Empire State College with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	43
Black or African American	89
Hispanic or Latino	62
White	428
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	119

SUNY Empire 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 NY, the home state for SUNY Empire State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers	163,250	$156,260
Management Analysts	47,580	$111,040
Sales Managers	23,120	$198,390
Administrative Services Managers	18,350	$137,480
Managers	16,600	$124,160

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 DanielPenfield under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.