General Business/Commerce at Columbia College

If you are interested in studying general business/commerce, you may want to check out the program at Columbia College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Columbia College Missouri is located in Columbia, Missouri and approximately 8,347 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 369 general business majors received their bachelor's degree from Columbia College Missouri.

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.

Columbia College Missouri General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Columbia College Missouri

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Columbia College Missouri does offer online education options in general business for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Columbia College Missouri General Business/Commerce Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general business major at Columbia College Missouri 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
	5
	6
	13
	16
	17
	20
	21
	31
	35
	40
	54
	65
	78
	123
	230

In 2021, 144 students received their master’s degree in general business from Columbia College Missouri. This makes it the #16 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Business Student Demographics at Columbia College Missouri

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general business majors at Columbia College.

Columbia College Missouri General Business/Commerce Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of general business associate's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

Columbia College Missouri does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in general business graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia College with a associate's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	58
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Columbia College Missouri General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

Of the 369 general business students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Columbia College Missouri, about 51% were men and 49% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at Columbia College Missouri are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Columbia College with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	69
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	199
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Columbia College Missouri General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 144 students graduated with a master's degree in general business from Columbia College Missouri. About 35% were men and 65% were women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from Columbia College Missouri, 63% 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 Columbia College with a master's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	90
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Columbia College Missouri also has a doctoral program available in general business. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MO, the home state for Columbia College.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
General and Operations Managers	46,490	$105,280
Management Analysts	7,140	$81,300
Sales Managers	5,220	$133,570
Administrative Services Managers	4,920	$93,260
Cost Estimators	4,630	$67,620

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 {} under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.