General Business/Commerce at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070. Of the 5,512 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2021, 264 of them were general business/commerce majors.

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.

VCU 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

VCU General Business/Commerce Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general business progam at VCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 VCU 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	22
Best Value Business & Commerce Undergraduate Certificate Schools	34
	137

In 2021, 120 students received their master’s degree in general business from VCU. This makes it the #22 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in general business, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of VCU General Business Graduates

The median salary of general business students who receive their bachelor's degree at VCU is $43,919. This is 3% higher than $42,524, which is the national average for all general business bachelor's degree recipients.

General Business Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of general business bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general business bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	45
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	114
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

VCU General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

Of the 120 students who earned a master's degree in General Business/Commerce from VCU in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 62% were women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from VCU, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	61
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

VCU also has a doctoral program available in general business. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Real Estate
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth 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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.