General Business/Commerce at University of Kansas

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 University of Kansas stacks up to those at other schools.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 141 general business majors received their bachelor's degree from KU.

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.

KU General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at KU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? KU offers distance education options for general business at the following degree levels:

KU General Business/Commerce Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general business progam at KU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 KU 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
	5
	5
	11
	13
	18
	18
	63
	75
	110
	223
	418

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in general business from KU. This is the #109 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of KU General Business Graduates

The median salary of general business students who receive their bachelor's degree at KU is $45,341. This is 7% higher than $42,524, which is the national average for all general business bachelor's degree recipients.

General Business Student Demographics at KU

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

KU General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 141 students earned a bachelor's degree in general business from KU. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at KU 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 University of Kansas with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	101
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

KU also has a doctoral program available in general business. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within General Business/Commerce

General Business/Commerce majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Kansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business/Commerce	144

Related Majors

• Construction Management
• International Business
• Management Information Systems
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Marketing

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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
General and Operations Managers	18,240	$97,920
Management Analysts	5,000	$77,690
Chief Executives	3,790	$172,100
Sales Managers	2,820	$147,230
Construction Managers	2,730	$87,270

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.