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 SUNY Empire State College. 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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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. SUNY Empire is in the top 10% of the country for general business. More specifically it was ranked #57 out of 595 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #4 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for SUNY Empire.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SUNY Empire was $708 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $295 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,070 | $16,980 |
| Fees | $560 | $560 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,528 | $1,528 |
Learn more about SUNY Empire tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. General Business students who received their bachelor’s degree at SUNY Empire took out an average of $31,483 in student loans. That is 17% higher than the national average of $26,843.
general business who receive their bachelor’s degree from SUNY Empire make an average of $48,394 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% higher than the national average of $41,384.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that SUNY Empire 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 SUNY Empire Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in general business in 2019-2020, 63.3% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 27.9% of the general business bachelor’s degrees at SUNY Empire in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 18 |
| Black or African American | 73 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 3 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 351 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 117 |
General Business/Commerce students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 638 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general business/commerce.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 1 |
| Accounting | 12 |
| Human Resource Management | 14 |
*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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