General Business/Commerce at University of Missouri - Kansas City

If you plan to study general business/commerce, take a look at what University of Missouri - Kansas City has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a total student population of 16,147. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 276 students received a bachelor's degree in general business from UMKC.

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.

UMKC General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

UMKC General Business/Commerce Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general business progam at UMKC 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 UMKC 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
	18
	31
	59
	61
	84
	88
	106
	135
	150
	169
	232
	360

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in general business from UMKC. This makes it the #72 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Business Student Demographics at UMKC

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

UMKC General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 276 students earned a bachelor's degree in general business from UMKC. About 42% of these graduates were women and the other 58% were men.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at UMKC 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 Missouri - Kansas City with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	156
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UMKC General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a master's degree in general business from UMKC. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from UMKC, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMKC 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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
General and Operations Managers	46,490	$105,280
Management Analysts	7,140	$81,300
Sales Managers	5,220	$133,570
Administrative Services Managers	4,920	$93,260
Cost Estimators	4,630	$67,620

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 Voidxor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.