General Business/Commerce at Virginia Commonwealth 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 Virginia Commonwealth University stacks up to those at other schools.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

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

VCU General Business/Commerce 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.

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.

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, 61% of general business bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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	23
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	101
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

VCU General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of general business master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from VCU, 57% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	69
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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.