General Business/Commerce at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College is located in Albany, New York and approximately 21,974 students attend the school each year. Of the 438 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Excelsior College in 2021, 43 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.

Excelsior College General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Business

Online Classes Are Available at Excelsior College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Excelsior College 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

Excelsior College General Business/Commerce Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general business major at Excelsior College 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
	19
	37
	71
	77
	138
	269
	621

General Business Student Demographics at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

Of the 43 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Business/Commerce from Excelsior College in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at Excelsior College are white. This is above average 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 Excelsior College with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Excelsior College 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 NY, the home state for Excelsior College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers	163,250	$156,260
Management Analysts	47,580	$111,040
Sales Managers	23,120	$198,390
Administrative Services Managers	18,350	$137,480
Managers	16,600	$124,160

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 Snowy Brooklyn College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.