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 National Louis University. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 NLU was ranked #317 on College Factual's Best Schools for general business list. It is also ranked #9 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for NLU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at NLU was $430 per credit hour 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 | $13,419 | $13,419 |
| Fees | $750 | $750 |
Learn more about NLU tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at NLU in General Business walked away with an average of $29,666 in student debt. That is 11% higher than the national average of $26,843.
general business who receive their bachelor’s degree from NLU make an average of $37,208 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% lower than the national average of $41,384.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the general business bachelor’s degree program at NLU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NLU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in general business in 2019-2020, 66.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47.5%.
Around 22.2% of general business bachelor’s degree recipients at NLU in 2019-2020 were awarded to 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 | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 3 |
| 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 | 9 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general business/commerce.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 36 |
| Hospitality Management | 44 |
| Management Information Systems | 7 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 84 |
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*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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