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General Business/Commerce at Southern Virginia University

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.

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

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.

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

23% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of general business bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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About 91% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 40
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within General Business/Commerce

If you plan to be a general business major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Virginia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business/Commerce 45

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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