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General Business/Commerce at Grand Valley State University

General Business/Commerce at Grand Valley State University

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

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350.

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.

GVSU General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

GVSU General Business/Commerce Rankings

The general business major at GVSU 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.

General Business Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

51% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 49% of general business bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in general business.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 67
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

GVSU General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

38% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 62% of general business master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

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Of the students who received a general business master's degree from GVSU, 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 Grand Valley State University with a master's in general business.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 26
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers 58,140 $122,160
Management Analysts 14,770 $92,130
Industrial Production Managers 13,110 $118,760
Sales Managers 8,640 $142,340
Administrative Services Managers 7,890 $95,810

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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