General Business/Commerce at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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

WPI is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 6,920 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 2 general business majors received their bachelor's degree from WPI.

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.

WPI General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

WPI General Business/Commerce Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general business progam at WPI 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 WPI 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
	7
	9
	12
	29
	35
	43
	52
	251
	301
	306
	321
	483

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in general business from WPI. This makes it the #52 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Business Student Demographics at WPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general business majors at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

WPI General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a bachelor's degree in general business from WPI. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at WPI 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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in general business.

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

WPI General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

Of the 38 students who graduated with a master’s in general business from WPI in 2021, 45% were men and 55% were women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from WPI, 71% 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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a master's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WPI 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 MA, the home state for Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Management Analysts	22,580	$110,150
Sales Managers	16,600	$151,010
Administrative Services Managers	12,770	$111,340
Managers	8,660	$131,450

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 Runningonbrains under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.