General Business/Commerce at Marshall University

If you plan to study general business/commerce, take a look at what Marshall University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and has a total student population of 11,958. Of the 263 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Marshall University in 2021, 54 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.

Marshall University General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

Marshall University General Business/Commerce Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general business progam at Marshall University 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 Marshall University 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
	40
	104
	105
	105
	221
	247
	287
	512
	522
	533

In 2021, 77 students received their master’s degree in general business from Marshall University. This makes it the #34 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Business Student Demographics at Marshall University

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

Marshall University General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

Of the 54 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general business from Marshall University in 2021, 61% were men and 39% were women.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at Marshall University 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 Marshall University with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Marshall University General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

The general business program at Marshall University awarded 77 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from Marshall University, 66% 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 Marshall University with a master's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	51
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Marshall University 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 WV, the home state for Marshall University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
General and Operations Managers	11,100	$87,430
Management Analysts	1,930	$75,980
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Administrative Services Managers	1,380	$81,030
Chief Executives	1,000	$153,880

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.