General Business/Commerce at University of Maryland - College Park

What traits are you looking for in a general business school? To help you decide if University of Maryland - College Park is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general business program.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709.

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.

UMCP General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

UMCP General Business/Commerce Rankings

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In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in general business from UMCP. This makes it the #90 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in general business, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Business Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

Of the 12 general business students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UMCP, about 83% were men and 17% were women.

In the general business master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMCP also has a doctoral program available in general business. In 2021, 15 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maryland - College Park. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business/Commerce	27

Related Majors

• International Business
• Marketing
• Accounting
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Finance & Financial 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
General and Operations Managers	48,180	$137,700
Management Analysts	18,580	$98,260
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Construction Managers	6,810	$106,050
Sales Managers	6,170	$147,530

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.