General Business/Commerce at Northeastern University

Every general business/commerce school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general business program at Northeastern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 22,905. Of the 1,171 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University in 2021, 880 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.

Northeastern General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

Northeastern General Business/Commerce Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general business programs across the country. The following shows how Northeastern 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 Northeastern 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
	2
	2
	5
	10
	10
	13
	17
	22
	68
	86
	185
	378

In 2021, 141 students received their master’s degree in general business from Northeastern. This makes it the #18 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Business Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 880 general business majors earned their bachelor's degree from Northeastern. Of these graduates, 53% were men and 47% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northeastern University with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	110
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	54
White	309
International Students	318
Other Races/Ethnicities	64

Northeastern General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 141 students graduated with a master's degree in general business from Northeastern. About 60% were men and 40% were women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from Northeastern, 62% 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 Northeastern University with a master's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	87
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Northeastern 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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Management Analysts	22,580	$110,150
Sales Managers	16,600	$151,010
Administrative Services Managers	12,770	$111,340
Managers	8,660	$131,450

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 (User:Piotrus) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.