General Business/Commerce at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 30,697 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 372 students received a bachelor's degree in general business from VCU.

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.

VCU General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in General Business (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in General Business
• Master’s Degree in General Business
• Doctorate Degree in General Business

VCU General Business/Commerce Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general business progam at VCU 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 VCU 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	12
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools	16
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Schools	16
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Doctor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	24
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools	25
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools	25
Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	51
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools	66
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	146
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	164
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Schools	232
Best General Business/Commerce Schools	252

In 2019, 137 students received their master’s degree in general business from VCU. This makes it the #24 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in general business, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Business Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

Of the 372 general business students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from VCU, about 62% were men and 38% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general business bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	57
Black or African American	84
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	156
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

VCU General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

Of the 137 general business students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from VCU, about 45% were men and 55% were women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from VCU, 58% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	79
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

VCU also has a doctoral program available in general business. In 2019, 6 students 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
General and Operations Managers	52,440	$142,000
Management Analysts	49,510	$105,700
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Cost Estimators	9,220	$74,160
Sales Managers	5,790	$170,760

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:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.