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Major Overview for Business/Commerce, General

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Overview for Business/Commerce, General

A program that focuses on the general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies. The programs may prepare individuals to apply business principles and techniques in various occupational settings.

Careers for Business/Commerce, General Majors

A major in Business/Commerce, General is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Business/Commerce, General

Top 50 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Business/Commerce, General among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
1174
(19.0%)
Moderately Selective$16,069
SUNY Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, NY
816
(39.6%)
Minimally Selective$5,975
University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO
676
(14.3%)
Minimally Selective$15,753
Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE
650
(36.5%)
Open Admissions$6,345
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
592
(14.2%)
Minimally Selective$13,791
Full Sail Real World Education
Winter Park, FL
533
(43.4%)
Open Admissions$46,191
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
507
(21.3%)
Minimally Selective$42,400
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
432
(11.6%)
Minimally Selective$15,072
University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX
386
(16.5%)
Moderately Selective$16,425
University of Missouri - St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
360
(17.7%)
Highly Selective$17,743
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.