General Business/Commerce at Western New Mexico University

What traits are you looking for in a general business school? To help you decide if Western New Mexico University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general business program.

Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and approximately 2,896 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 12 general business majors received their bachelor's degree from Western New Mexico University.

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.

Western New Mexico University General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Business

Online Classes Are Available at Western New Mexico University

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Western New Mexico University offers distance education options for general business at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Western New Mexico University General Business/Commerce Rankings

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

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 Western New Mexico University 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
	55
	140
	148
	235
	236
	247
	285
	347
	431
	502
	525
	550

General Business Student Demographics at Western New Mexico University

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

Western New Mexico University General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 general business majors earned their bachelor's degree from Western New Mexico University. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 Western New Mexico University with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Western New Mexico University 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business/Commerce	12

Related Majors

• Accounting
• Marketing
• 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 NM, the home state for Western New Mexico University.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
General and Operations Managers	13,880	$101,720
Managers	2,850	$96,490
Management Analysts	2,700	$81,240
Administrative Services Managers	1,800	$97,940
Construction Managers	1,540	$89,410

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.