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 Southwestern 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, 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. Southwestern was ranked #65 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for general business majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #6 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for Southwestern.
Part-time undergraduates at Southwestern paid an average of $1,880 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $45,120 | $45,120 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,760 | $11,760 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,400 | $1,400 |
Learn more about Southwestern 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Southwestern in General Business walked away with an average of $26,750 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $26,843.
The median early career salary of general business students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Southwestern is $51,392 per year. That is 24% higher than the national average of $41,384.
Online degrees for the Southwestern 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 Southwestern Online Learning page.
Women made up around 39.1% 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 21.7% of general business bachelor’s degree recipients at Southwestern 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 | 12 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 54 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 | 69 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general business/commerce.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 1 |
*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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