Graduate Certificates in General Business/Commerce

This degree is more popular with male students, and about 26% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 5.0% of general business graduates were international students.

Education Levels of General Business Majors

In 2020-2021, 402 graduate certificates were awarded to general business majors. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in general business at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	24,850
Associate Degree	17,867
Master’s Degree	8,488
Basic Certificate	2,748
Undergraduate Certificate	1,440
Graduate Certificate	402
Doctor’s Degree	247

Earnings of General Business Majors With Graduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding a graduate certificate in general business is $82,797. This number may vary for a lot of reasons. For instance, you may decide to move to a location where people with your degree are rare and make more money. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $82,797 and the high is $82,797.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding a graduate certificate in general business is $15,862. The length of time it takes you to graduate and what college you attend can affect this number quite a bit. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $15,862 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $15,862.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue graduate certificates in general business. About 61.4% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	247
Women	155

The racial-ethnic distribution of general business graduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	15
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	262
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	40

General Business Concentrations

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business & Commerce	402

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to general business that offer graduate certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	5,948
Management Sciences & Methods	2,275
Human Resource Management	2,089
Finance & Financial Management	1,197
Accounting	1,091

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
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