General Business/Commerce at West Virginia University

Every general business/commerce school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general business program at West Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269. Of the 710 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University in 2021, 88 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.

WVU General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

WVU General Business/Commerce Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general business progam at WVU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 WVU 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
	69
	73
	135
	171
	230
	342

In 2021, 135 students received their master’s degree in general business from WVU. This makes it the #19 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Business Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of general business bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	62
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

WVU General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

Of the 135 students who earned a master's degree in General Business/Commerce from WVU in 2020-2021, 69% were men and 31% were women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from WVU, 88% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	119
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

WVU 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
General and Operations Managers	11,100	$87,430
Management Analysts	1,930	$75,980
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Administrative Services Managers	1,380	$81,030
Chief Executives	1,000	$153,880

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.