General Business/Commerce at Norfolk State University

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

Norfolk State is located in Norfolk, Virginia and has a total student population of 5,457. Of the 107 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Norfolk State University in 2021, 97 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.

Norfolk State General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Business

Norfolk State General Business/Commerce Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general business progam at Norfolk State 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 Norfolk State 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
	61
	62
	99
	148

General Business Student Demographics at Norfolk State

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

Norfolk State General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

Of the 97 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Business/Commerce from Norfolk State in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% 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 Norfolk State University with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	73
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Norfolk State 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 VA, the home state for Norfolk State University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
General and Operations Managers	52,440	$142,000
Management Analysts	49,510	$105,700
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Cost Estimators	9,220	$74,160
Sales Managers	5,790	$170,760

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 Kevin Coles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.