General Business/Commerce at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

What traits are you looking for in a general business school? To help you decide if Worcester Polytechnic Institute is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general business program.

WPI is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 6,920 students attend the school each year.

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.

WPI General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

WPI General Business/Commerce Rankings

The general business major at WPI 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 WPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general business majors at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

WPI General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of general business bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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

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

WPI General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of general business master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from WPI, 72% 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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a master's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	26
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within General Business/Commerce

The following general business concentations are available at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business/Commerce	40

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• 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 MA, the home state for Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Management Analysts	22,580	$110,150
Sales Managers	16,600	$151,010
Administrative Services Managers	12,770	$111,340
Managers	8,660	$131,450

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 Runningonbrains under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.