In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of General Business & Commerce degree recipients are Bloomington, IN, Boston, MA, and Columbia, MO. The most common degree awarded to students studying General Business & Commerce is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in General Business & Commerce and the types of students that study this field. Indiana University-Bloomington awards the most degrees in General Business & Commerce in the US, but Strayer University-New Jersey (453215) and Strayer University-Delaware (450298) have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Business & Commerce.
Tuition costs for General Business & Commerce majors are, on average, $6,930 for in-state public colleges, and $32,998 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers General Business & Commerce programs are Public, 2-year institutions (323 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (27,083 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in General Business & Commerce, is Public, 4-year or above (27,083 completions in 2022).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer General Business & Commerce programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Out of all institutions that offer General Business & Commerce programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Strayer University-New Jersey (453215) has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Business & Commerce, with 70.2%.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Business majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Business majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course General Business & Commerce is from the 2 Digit Course Business.
11.9M
2022 Workforce
± 81,438
2.36%
1 Year Growth
± 0.948%
The number of Business graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.36%, from 11.7M in 2021 to 11.9M in 2022.
The largest single share of Business graduates go on to work as Accountants & auditors (9.23%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Business by share of the total number of graduates.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Business majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Business majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Business in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Business is 43.9.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Business degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Business (29,293 students).
The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course General Business & Commerce is from the 2 Digit Course Business.
43.9
Average Age in 2022
± 0.0912 Years
0.00756%
1 Year Change
± 0.294%
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Business. The most common ages of employees with this major are 40 and 36 years old, which represent 2.65% and 2.62% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in General Business & Commerce are Bachelors Degree, Associates Degree, and Masters Degree.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in General Business & Commerce for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course General Business & Commerce is from the 2 Digit Course Business.
Most Common Countries of Origin
India
177,507 degree recipients
Mexico
149,786 degree recipients
Philippines
140,210 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
Mongolia
2.8 times more than expected
Norway
2.59 times more than expected
Zimbabwe
2.49 times more than expected
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Mongolia that hold Business degrees (2.8 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (177,507 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the General Business & Commerce field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. General Business & Commerce majors need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that General Business & Commerce majors need more than the average amount of N/A.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for General Business & Commerce majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of N/A is very distinctive for majors, but the Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making, and Reading Comprehension are the three most important skills for people in the field.