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 Skidmore College. 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. Skidmore is in the top 10% of the country for general business. More specifically it was ranked #31 out of 595 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Skidmore.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Skidmore was $1,902 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $57,066 | $57,066 |
| Fees | $1,062 | $1,062 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,524 | $15,524 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,528 | $1,528 |
Learn more about Skidmore 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. General Business students who received their bachelor’s degree at Skidmore took out an average of $24,551 in student loans. That is 9% lower than the national average of $26,843.
The median early career salary of general business students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Skidmore is $47,494 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $41,384.
Online degrees for the Skidmore 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 Skidmore Online Learning page.
Women made up around 42.7% of the general business students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 47.5%.
Around 27.2% of general business bachelor’s degree recipients at Skidmore in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 56 |
| International Students | 18 |
| 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 | 103 |
*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.
