General Business/Commerce at Southern Virginia University

Every general business/commerce school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general business program at Southern Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

SVU is located in Buena Vista, Virginia and has a total student population of 1,140. In 2021, 45 general business majors received their bachelor's degree from SVU.

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.

SVU General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Business

SVU General Business/Commerce Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general business major at SVU 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 Focused Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Most Focused Business & Commerce Schools	38
Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103
Most Popular Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	121
Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	214
	245
Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools	286
Best Value Business & Commerce Schools	291
Best Business & Commerce Schools	345
	428

Earnings of SVU General Business Graduates

The median salary of general business students who receive their bachelor's degree at SVU is $37,811. This is less than $42,524, which is the national average of all general business majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

General Business Student Demographics at SVU

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

SVU General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students earned a bachelor's degree in general business from SVU. About 29% of these graduates were women and the other 71% were men.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at SVU 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 Southern Virginia University with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

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 VA, the home state for Southern Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
General and Operations Managers	52,440	$142,000
Management Analysts	49,510	$105,700
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Cost Estimators	9,220	$74,160
Sales Managers	5,790	$170,760

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.