General Business/Commerce at University of Kansas

If you are interested in studying general business/commerce, you may want to check out the program at University of Kansas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 141 students received a bachelor's degree in general business 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

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, KU does offer online courses in general business for 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: 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.

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
	2
	5
	8
	11
	15
	18
	18
	45
	63
	71
	107
	254
	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.

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

Of the 141 general business students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from KU, about 60% were men and 40% were women.

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.

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.