General Business/Commerce at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies

If you plan to study general business/commerce, take a look at what Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CMU CGES is located in Fayette, Missouri and has a total student population of 3,429. In 2021, 64 general business majors received their bachelor's degree from CMU CGES.

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.

CMU CGES General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CMU CGES

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

CMU CGES 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

CMU CGES General Business/Commerce Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general business progam at CMU CGES compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general business major at CMU CGES 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
Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools	58
Most Popular Online Business & Commerce Schools	71
Best Business & Commerce Schools	74
Most Focused Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	94
	136
	343
Most Popular Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools	390
Most Focused Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools	401

How Much Do General Business Graduates from CMU CGES Make?

The median salary of general business students who receive their bachelor's degree at CMU CGES is $41,019. This is less than $42,524, which is the national average of all general business majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

General Business Student Demographics at CMU CGES

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general business majors at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies.

CMU CGES General Business/Commerce Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of general business associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies with a associate's in general business.

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

CMU CGES General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

Of the 64 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general business from CMU CGES in 2021, 52% were men and 48% were women.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at CMU CGES 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 Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	61
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CMU CGES also has a doctoral program available in general business. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Accounting

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 MO, the home state for Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
General and Operations Managers	46,490	$105,280
Management Analysts	7,140	$81,300
Sales Managers	5,220	$133,570
Administrative Services Managers	4,920	$93,260
Cost Estimators	4,630	$67,620

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.