General Business/Commerce at Indiana University - Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and has a total student population of 43,064. In 2021, 2,053 general business majors received their bachelor's degree from IU Bloomington.

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.

IU Bloomington 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

IU Bloomington General Business/Commerce Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general business programs across the country. The following shows how IU Bloomington performed in these rankings.

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 IU Bloomington 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 Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	1

In 2021, 873 students received their master’s degree in general business from IU Bloomington. This makes it the #1 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 #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of IU Bloomington General Business Graduates

The median salary of general business students who receive their bachelor's degree at IU Bloomington is $63,371. This is 49% higher than $42,524, which is the national average for all general business bachelor's degree recipients.

General Business Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2,053 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general business from IU Bloomington in 2021, 64% were men and 36% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at IU Bloomington 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 Indiana University - Bloomington with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	176
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	111
White	1,372
International Students	287
Other Races/Ethnicities	70

IU Bloomington General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

Of the 873 general business students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from IU Bloomington, about 72% were men and 28% were women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from IU Bloomington, 59% 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 Indiana University - Bloomington with a master's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	86
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	517
International Students	168
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

IU Bloomington also has a doctoral program available in general business. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Finance & Financial Management
• Telecommunications Management
• Business Administration & Management
• Human Resource Management
• 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
General and Operations Managers	54,610	$103,370
Management Analysts	10,030	$83,000
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Industrial Production Managers	5,740	$98,840
Sales Managers	5,000	$129,020

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.