General Business/Commerce at Western Connecticut State University

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

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,246.

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.

WestConn General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Business

WestConn General Business/Commerce 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.

General Business Student Demographics at WestConn

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

WestConn General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

Of the 14 general business students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WestConn, about 43% were men and 57% were women.

In the general business master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within General Business/Commerce

The following general business concentations are available at Western Connecticut State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Connecticut State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business/Commerce	14

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• Accounting
• 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 CT, the home state for Western Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
General and Operations Managers	30,330	$155,890
Management Analysts	8,450	$103,780
Sales Managers	6,850	$152,760
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Administrative Services Managers	3,790	$113,350

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 Andrew Gusciora under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.