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Pennsylvania State University - World Campus Bachelor’s in General Business/Commerce

The 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 Pennsylvania State University - World Campus. 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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Rankings for the Penn State World Campus Bachelor’s in General Business

#86 in the U.S
#17 in Pennsylvania

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 Penn State World Campus was ranked #86 on College Factual's Best Schools for general business list. It is also ranked #17 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State World Campus.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Online General Business/Commerce Schools 19
Most Popular Online General Business/Commerce Schools 20
Most Popular Colleges for General Business/Commerce 36
Best Colleges for General Business/Commerce 86
Most Focused Colleges for General Business/Commerce 92
Best General Business/Commerce Colleges for Veterans 117
Highest Paid General Business/Commerce Graduates 124

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in General Business from Penn State World Campus Cost?

$13,988 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State World Campus Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Penn State World Campus paid an average of $555 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $13,484 $13,484
Fees $504 $504
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840

Learn more about Penn State World Campus tuition and fees.

Penn State World Campus General Business Bachelor’s Student Debt

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 Penn State World Campus took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $26,843.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in General Business From Penn State World Campus?

$38,100 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of general business students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State World Campus is $38,100 per year. That is 8% lower than the national average of $41,384.

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Does Penn State World Campus Offer an Online Bachelor’s in General Business?

If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Penn State World Campus offers online option in its general business bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State World Campus Online Learning page.

Penn State World Campus Bachelor’s Student Diversity for General Business

166 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
45.8% Women
17.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 166 students received their bachelor’s degree in general business. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 45.8% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in general business in 2018-2019 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 47.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in general business at Penn State World Campus in 2018-2019, 17.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 12
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 128
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Bachelor’s in General Business Focus Areas at Penn State World Campus

General Business/Commerce students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce 166

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general business/commerce.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 42
Entrepreneurial Studies 1
Finance & Financial Management 62
Human Resource Management 125
Marketing 19

View All General Business/Commerce Related Majors >

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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