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 Eckerd College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in general business, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Eckerd was ranked #355 on College Factual's Best Schools for general business list. It is also ranked #9 in Florida.
Here are some of the other rankings for Eckerd.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Eckerd paid an average of $1,506 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $47,044 | $47,044 |
| Fees | $660 | $660 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,350 | $1,350 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,482 | $13,482 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,100 | $3,100 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. General Business students who received their bachelor’s degree at Eckerd took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 3% lower than the national average of $26,843.
general business who receive their bachelor’s degree from Eckerd make an average of $34,704 a year during the early days of their career. That is 16% lower than the national average of $41,384.
Online degrees for the Eckerd 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 Eckerd Online Learning page.
Women made up around 35.0% of the general business students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 47.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in general business at Eckerd in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 15 |
| 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 | 20 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general business/commerce.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 26 |
| International Business | 17 |
| Management Information Systems | 1 |
View All General Business/Commerce Related Majors >
*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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