by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Business/Commerce. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Business/Commerce is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Eastern Michigan University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in general business, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Eastern Michigan was ranked #346 on College Factual's Best Schools for general business list. It is also ranked #11 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for Eastern Michigan.
Part-time undergraduates at Eastern Michigan paid an average of $450 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,500 | $13,500 |
| Fees | $1,795 | $1,795 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,350 | $11,350 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,142 | $2,142 |
Learn more about Eastern Michigan tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. General Business students who received their bachelor’s degree at Eastern Michigan took out an average of $35,000 in student loans. That is 30% higher than the national average of $26,843.
The median early career salary of general business students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan is $47,595 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $41,384.
Online degrees for the Eastern Michigan general business bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Eastern Michigan Online Learning page.
Women made up around 56.8% of the general business students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 29.7% of the general business bachelor’s degrees at Eastern Michigan in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 26 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General Business/Commerce students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 37 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general business/commerce.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 174 |
| Accounting | 100 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 4 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 13 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 54 |
*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.
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