General Business/Commerce at Northwestern 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 Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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.

Northwestern General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Business

Northwestern General Business/Commerce Rankings

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In 2021, 114 students received their master’s degree in general business from Northwestern. This makes it the #25 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Business Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 114 general business majors earned their master's degree from Northwestern. Of these graduates, 57% were men and 43% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	48
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Northwestern 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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Management Analysts	39,780	$95,110
Sales Managers	24,800	$131,400
Administrative Services Managers	16,950	$97,840
Construction Managers	12,730	$95,020

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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.