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General Business & Commerce at Bismarck State College

If you plan to study General Business & Commerce, consider the program at Bismarck State College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Bismarck State College is located in Bismarck, ND.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 15 general business & commerce degrees were awarded at Bismarck State College.

Online Class Availability at Bismarck State College

Distance learning is available at Bismarck State College. Among 4,206 students, 1,467 (35%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,166 (28%) took at least some classes online.

General Business & Commerce Rankings at Bismarck State College

These rankings give you a sense of how Bismarck State College’s General Business & Commerce program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	North Dakota	#1 of 1
Best Value	North Dakota	#1 of 1
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#11 of 54
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#22 of 54
Best Value	Nationwide	#195 of 561
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#214 of 567

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for General Business & Commerce graduates at Bismarck State College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Business & Commerce graduates at Bismarck State College are 47% women (7) and 53% men (8).

General Business & Commerce Associate’s Program at Bismarck State College

Among the 15 associate’s general business & commerce degrees awarded at Bismarck State College, 47% were women (7) and 53% were men (8).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Business & Commerce associate’s degree recipients at Bismarck State College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	14
Black / African American	1

Minority students account for 7% of General Business & Commerce associate’s degree recipients at Bismarck State College, below the national average of 50%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for General Business & Commerce Graduates

Those who complete General Business & Commerce program at Bismarck State College go on to a range of careers. Here are the top-paying careers for General Business & Commerce majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$170,172
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Biofuels Production Managers	$164,096
Geothermal Production Managers	$160,381
Administrative Services Managers	$158,084
Facilities Managers	$157,669
Social and Community Service Managers	$156,089
General and Operations Managers	$149,694
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$146,025
Chief Executives	$138,534

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.