General Business/Commerce at Grand Valley State University

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

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350. In 2021, 31 general business majors received their bachelor's degree from GVSU.

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.

GVSU General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

GVSU General Business/Commerce Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general business programs across the country. The following shows how GVSU performed in these rankings.

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 GVSU 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
	23
	30
	48
	70
	108
	208
	486

In 2021, 95 students received their master’s degree in general business from GVSU. This makes it the #30 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Business Student Demographics at GVSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general business majors at Grand Valley State University.

GVSU General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Business/Commerce from GVSU in 2020-2021, 52% were men and 48% were women.

About 97% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GVSU General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

Of the 95 students who earned a master's degree in General Business/Commerce from GVSU in 2020-2021, 61% were men and 39% were women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from GVSU, 77% 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 Grand Valley State University with a master's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	73
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

GVSU 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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Management Analysts	14,770	$92,130
Industrial Production Managers	13,110	$118,760
Sales Managers	8,640	$142,340
Administrative Services Managers	7,890	$95,810

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.