General Business/Commerce at Harvard University

What traits are you looking for in a general business school? To help you decide if Harvard University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general business program.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391.

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.

Harvard General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Business

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Harvard does offer online courses in general business for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Harvard General Business/Commerce Rankings

General Business Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of general business master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Management Analysts	22,580	$110,150
Sales Managers	16,600	$151,010
Administrative Services Managers	12,770	$111,340
Managers	8,660	$131,450

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 Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.