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General Business/Commerce at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269.

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.

WVU General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Business
  • Master’s Degree in General Business

WVU General Business/Commerce Rankings

The general business major at WVU 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 WVU

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

WVU General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

35% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of general business bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in general business.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 111
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

WVU General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

34% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 66% of general business master's degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

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Of the students who received a general business master's degree from WVU, 79% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in general business.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 82
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
General and Operations Managers 11,100 $87,430
Management Analysts 1,930 $75,980
Managers 1,880 $77,290
Administrative Services Managers 1,380 $81,030
Chief Executives 1,000 $153,880

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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