General Business/Commerce at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in general business from NKU.

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.

NKU General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

NKU General Business/Commerce Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general business progam at NKU 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 NKU 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	7
Most Focused Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	16
Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools	174

In 2021, 210 students received their master’s degree in general business from NKU. This makes it the #7 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of NKU General Business Graduates

The median salary of general business students who receive their bachelor's degree at NKU is $47,090. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $42,524 for all general business bachelor's degree recipients.

General Business Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU General Business/Commerce Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of general business associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general business at NKU are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NKU General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

The general business program at NKU awarded 8 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NKU General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 210 students graduated with a master's degree in general business from NKU. About 42% were men and 58% were women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from NKU, 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 Northern Kentucky University with a master's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	170
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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

Related Majors

• Business/Corporate Communications
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• 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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
General and Operations Managers	30,240	$89,750
Management Analysts	4,280	$72,850
Industrial Production Managers	3,800	$97,340
Sales Managers	3,310	$121,260
Chief Executives	3,300	$152,670

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 Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.