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General Business/Commerce at Northwestern University

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General Business/Commerce at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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.

Northwestern General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in General Business

Northwestern General Business/Commerce Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

In 2021, 114 students received their master’s degree in general business from Northwestern. This makes it the #25 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Business Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

43% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 114 students who earned a master's degree in General Business/Commerce from Northwestern in 2020-2021, 57% were men and 43% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 18
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 48
International Students 34
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
General and Operations Managers 122,790 $125,990
Management Analysts 39,780 $95,110
Sales Managers 24,800 $131,400
Administrative Services Managers 16,950 $97,840
Construction Managers 12,730 $95,020

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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