General Business/Commerce at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 students attend the school each year. Of the 592 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2021, 264 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.

VCU General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in General Business (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in General Business
• Master’s Degree in General Business
• Doctorate Degree in General Business

VCU General Business/Commerce Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general business major at VCU 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
	19
	19
	20
	22
	22
	23
	23
	34
	50
	169
	199
	287
	416

In 2021, 120 students received their master’s degree in general business from VCU. This makes it the #22 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in general business, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Business Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

Of the 264 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Business/Commerce from VCU in 2020-2021, 57% were men and 43% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general business bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	45
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	114
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

VCU General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 120 students graduated with a master's degree in general business from VCU. About 38% were men and 62% were women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from VCU, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	61
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

VCU also has a doctoral program available in general business. In 2021, 1 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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
General and Operations Managers	52,440	$142,000
Management Analysts	49,510	$105,700
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Cost Estimators	9,220	$74,160
Sales Managers	5,790	$170,760

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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.