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 George Washington University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in general business, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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. GWU is in the top 10% of the country for general business. More specifically it was ranked #32 out of 595 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in District of Columbia.
Here are some of the other rankings for GWU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at GWU paid an average of $1,675 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 | $55,961 | $55,961 |
| Fees | $88 | $88 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,711 | $14,711 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,525 | $1,525 |
Learn more about GWU tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. General Business students who received their bachelor’s degree at GWU took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $26,843.
The median early career salary of general business students who receive their bachelor’s degree from GWU is $58,673 per year. That is 42% higher than the national average of $41,384.
GWU does not offer an online option for its general business bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GWU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in general business in 2019-2020, 62.5% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 18.8% of the general business bachelor’s degrees at GWU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 2 |
| 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 | 16 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general business/commerce.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 58 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 16 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 153 |
| Hospitality Management | 31 |
| Human Resource Management | 29 |
*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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