General Business/Commerce at Wake Forest 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 Wake Forest University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,789. Of the 1,472 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University in 2021, 131 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.

Wake Forest University General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Business

Wake Forest University General Business/Commerce Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general business major at Wake Forest University 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
Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
	12
Best Value Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125
Most Focused Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	140

How Much Do General Business Graduates from Wake Forest University Make?

The median salary of general business students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wake Forest University is $65,533. This is 54% higher than $42,524, which is the national average for all general business bachelor's degree recipients.

General Business Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 131 students earned a bachelor's degree in general business from Wake Forest University. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	112
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Accounting
• Finance & Financial Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Business Administration & Management

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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
General and Operations Managers	54,330	$131,600
Management Analysts	16,970	$98,730
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Construction Managers	11,220	$109,520
Sales Managers	6,790	$147,690

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 JHMM13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.