Graduate Certificates in General Business/Commerce
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Education Levels of General Business Majors
In 2019-2020, 481 earned their graduate certificate in general business. This earns it the #7 spot on the list of the most popular graduate certificate programs in the nation.
The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in general business at each degree level.
Education Level | Number of Grads |
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Bachelor’s Degree | 24,866 |
Associate Degree | 17,132 |
Master’s Degree | 8,782 |
Basic Certificate | 2,528 |
Undergraduate Certificate | 1,693 |
Graduate Certificate | 481 |
Doctor’s Degree | 267 |
Earnings of General Business Majors With Graduate Certificates
The median salary for graduates holding a graduate certificate in general business is $63,900. 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. To get a better picture, earnings for this category of people can range from a low of $60,150 to a high of $67,650.

Student Debt
We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.
Student Diversity
More men than women pursue graduate certificates in general business. About 54.7% of graduates in this field are male.
Gender | Number of Grads |
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Men | 263 |
Women | 218 |

The racial-ethnic distribution of general business graduate certificate students is as follows:
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 15 |
Black or African American | 31 |
Hispanic or Latino | 31 |
White | 307 |
International Students | 62 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 35 |

Most Popular General Business Programs for Graduate Certificates
There are 52 colleges that offer a graduate certificate in general business. Learn more about the most popular 20 below:
General Business Concentrations
Major | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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General Business & Commerce | 481 |
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Related Majors
Below are some popular majors that are similar to general business that offer graduate certificates.
Major | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Business Administration & Management | 5,311 |
Management Sciences & Methods | 1,933 |
Human Resource Management | 1,700 |
Accounting | 1,018 |
Finance & Financial Management | 897 |
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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