General Business/Commerce at Indiana University - Northwest

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

IU Northwest is located in Gary, Indiana and approximately 3,801 students attend the school each year. Of the 69 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University - Northwest in 2021, 65 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.

IU Northwest General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

IU Northwest General Business/Commerce Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general business progam at IU Northwest 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 IU Northwest 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
	23
	29
	43
	63
	70
	72
	78
	81
	91
	137
	159
	194
	206
	306
	327
	334

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in general business from IU Northwest. This makes it the #72 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of IU Northwest General Business Graduates

The median salary of general business students who receive their bachelor's degree at IU Northwest is $40,558. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $42,524 for all general business students.

General Business Student Demographics at IU Northwest

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general business majors at Indiana University - Northwest.

IU Northwest General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

Of the 65 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Business/Commerce from IU Northwest in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Indiana University - Northwest with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

IU Northwest General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a master's degree in general business from IU Northwest. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from IU Northwest, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the general business master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Indiana University - Northwest with a master's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within General Business/Commerce

If you plan to be a general business major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Indiana University - Northwest. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business/Commerce	90

Related Majors

• Business Administration & Management
• Human Resource 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Northwest.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
General and Operations Managers	54,610	$103,370
Management Analysts	10,030	$83,000
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Industrial Production Managers	5,740	$98,840
Sales Managers	5,000	$129,020

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 Lord dumbello under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.