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 Northeastern Illinois 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, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 Northeastern Illinois University was ranked #425 on College Factual's Best Schools for general business list. It is also ranked #11 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for Northeastern Illinois University.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Northeastern Illinois University paid an average of $824 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $412 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,893 | $19,786 |
| Fees | $1,934 | $1,964 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,400 | $2,400 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,698 | $9,698 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $6,309 | $6,309 |
Learn more about Northeastern Illinois University 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 Northeastern Illinois University took out an average of $16,750 in student loans. That is 38% lower than the national average of $26,843.
general business who receive their bachelor’s degree from Northeastern Illinois University make an average of $41,937 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $41,384.
Online degrees for the Northeastern Illinois University 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 Northeastern Illinois University Online Learning page.
About 58.1% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in general business in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 48.4% of the general business bachelor’s degrees at Northeastern Illinois University in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
General Business/Commerce students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 31 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general business/commerce.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 70 |
| Accounting | 78 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 58 |
| Human Resource Management | 44 |
| Marketing | 44 |
*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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