General Business/Commerce at University of the Cumberlands

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

Cumberlands is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky and has a total student population of 19,110. Of the 176 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of the Cumberlands in 2021, 139 of them were general business/commerce majors.

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.

Cumberlands General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Cumberlands

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.

Cumberlands does offer online education options in general business for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

Cumberlands General Business/Commerce Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general business programs across the country. The following shows how Cumberlands performed in these rankings.

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 Cumberlands 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
	24
	46
	91
	92
	101
	113
	142
	144
	165
	184
	229
	250
	256
	362
	368
	372
	444

Earnings of Cumberlands General Business Graduates

The median salary of general business students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cumberlands is $37,376. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $42,524 for all general business students.

General Business Student Demographics at Cumberlands

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

Cumberlands General Business/Commerce Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of general business associate's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Cumberlands General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

Of the 139 general business students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Cumberlands, about 58% were men and 42% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	116

Cumberlands also has a doctoral program available in general business. In 2021, 0 student 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 the Cumberlands. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business/Commerce	152

Related Majors

• Accounting
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Business Administration & 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 KY, the home state for University of the Cumberlands.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
General and Operations Managers	30,240	$89,750
Management Analysts	4,280	$72,850
Industrial Production Managers	3,800	$97,340
Sales Managers	3,310	$121,260
Chief Executives	3,300	$152,670

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 Ichabod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.