General Business/Commerce at Northern Essex Community College

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

NECC is located in Haverhill, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 4,715.

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.

NECC General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in General Business

NECC General Business/Commerce Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

General Business Student Demographics at NECC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general business majors at Northern Essex Community College.

NECC General Business/Commerce Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 62% of general business associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general business at NECC are white. Around 55% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. NECC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in general business graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Essex Community College with a associate's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	38
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within General Business/Commerce

If you plan to be a general business major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Essex Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business/Commerce	69

Related Majors

• Business Support & Assistant Services
• Hospitality Management
• Accounting
• Business Administration & Management

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 Northern Essex Community College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.