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General Business/Commerce at West Virginia University

If you are interested in studying general business/commerce, you may want to check out the program at West Virginia University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,864. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 65 students received a bachelor's degree in general business from WVU.

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.

WVU General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WVU

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WVU offers distance education options for general business at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

WVU General Business/Commerce Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general business progam at WVU 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 WVU 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 Master’s Degree Schools 51
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools 87
Most Popular Online General Business/Commerce Schools 92
Best General Business/Commerce Schools 194
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools 286

In 2019, 142 students received their master’s degree in general business from WVU. This makes it the #21 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Business Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

18% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 65 general business students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from WVU, about 82% were men and 18% were women.

WVU Gender Breakdown of General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Grads

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in general business.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of General Business/Commerce Majors at West Virginia University
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 50
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

WVU General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

35% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, 142 general business majors earned their master's degree from WVU. Of these graduates, 65% were men and 35% were women.

WVU Gender Breakdown of General Business/Commerce Master's Degree Grads

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from WVU, 81% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in general business.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of General Business/Commerce Majors at West Virginia University
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 115
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

WVU 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
General and Operations Managers 11,100 $87,430
Management Analysts 1,930 $75,980
Managers 1,880 $77,290
Administrative Services Managers 1,380 $81,030
Chief Executives 1,000 $153,880

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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