General Business/Commerce at Indiana University - Northwest

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

IU Northwest is located in Gary, Indiana and has a total student population of 3,801. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 students received a bachelor's degree in general business from IU Northwest.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks general business programs across the country. The following shows how IU Northwest 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 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.

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 graduated with a bachelor’s in general business from IU Northwest in 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

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of general business master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

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.

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.