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 Saint Mary’s College of California. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in general business, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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. SMC is in the top 10% of the country for general business. More specifically it was ranked #45 out of 595 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for SMC.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SMC was $1,802 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 | $50,460 | $50,460 |
| Fees | $200 | $200 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,080 | $1,080 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,706 | $15,706 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,934 | $2,934 |
Learn more about SMC 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 SMC took out an average of $24,000 in student loans. That is 11% lower than the national average of $26,843.
general business who receive their bachelor’s degree from SMC make an average of $54,803 a year during the early days of their career. That is 32% higher than the national average of $41,384.
Online degrees for the SMC 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 SMC Online Learning page.
About 36.8% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in general business in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 47.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in general business at SMC in 2019-2020, 48.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 20 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 81 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 19 |
General Business/Commerce students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 174 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general business/commerce.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 27 |
*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.
