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General Business/Commerce at Missouri Southern State University

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General Business/Commerce at Missouri Southern State University

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

Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and approximately 5,045 students attend the school each year. Of the 217 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Missouri Southern State University in 2021, 211 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.

Missouri Southern General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Business

Missouri Southern General Business/Commerce Rankings

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

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 Missouri Southern 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
25
45
60
66
81
210
240
245
339
413

Earnings of Missouri Southern General Business Graduates

The median salary of general business students who receive their bachelor's degree at Missouri Southern is $38,297. This is less than $42,524, which is the national average of all general business majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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General Business Student Demographics at Missouri Southern

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

Missouri Southern General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

51% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The general business program at Missouri Southern awarded 211 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 49% of these degrees went to men with the other 51% going to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at Missouri Southern 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 Missouri Southern State University with a bachelor's in general business.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 163
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Missouri Southern 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

General Business/Commerce majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Missouri Southern State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business/Commerce 211

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 MO, the home state for Missouri Southern State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
General and Operations Managers 46,490 $105,280
Management Analysts 7,140 $81,300
Sales Managers 5,220 $133,570
Administrative Services Managers 4,920 $93,260
Cost Estimators 4,630 $67,620

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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