General Business/Commerce at Harvard University

Every general business/commerce school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general business program at Harvard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Business/Commerce section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Business

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Harvard offers distance education options for general business at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Harvard General Business/Commerce Rankings

General Business Student Demographics at Harvard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general business majors at Harvard University.

Harvard General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of general business master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a master's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That General Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in general business can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Management Analysts	22,580	$110,150
Sales Managers	16,600	$151,010
Administrative Services Managers	12,770	$111,340
Managers	8,660	$131,450

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.