General Business/Commerce at Nebraska Wesleyan University

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

NWU is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 1,924 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students received a bachelor's degree in general business from NWU.

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.

NWU General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

NWU General Business/Commerce Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general business programs across the country. The following shows how NWU 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 NWU 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
	1
	11
	28
	66
	70
	71
	79
	102
	117
	141
	141
	192
	194
	199
	370

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in general business from NWU. This makes it the #66 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Business Student Demographics at NWU

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

NWU General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 general business majors earned their bachelor's degree from NWU. Of these graduates, 82% were men and 18% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at NWU 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 Nebraska Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NWU General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of general business master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from NWU, 88% 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 Nebraska Wesleyan University with a master's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NWU 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 NE, the home state for Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
General and Operations Managers	16,950	$96,900
Construction Managers	2,710	$93,080
Management Analysts	2,290	$80,060
Sales Managers	2,100	$107,030
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,920	$98,250

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.