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General Business/Commerce at Northwestern University

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General Business/Commerce at Northwestern University

What traits are you looking for in a general business school? To help you decide if Northwestern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general business program.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 114 students received their master's degree in general business.

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.

Northwestern General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in General Business

Northwestern General Business/Commerce Rankings

General Business Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

43% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of general business master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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In the general business master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 26% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 18
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 48
International Students 34
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
General and Operations Managers 122,790 $125,990
Management Analysts 39,780 $95,110
Sales Managers 24,800 $131,400
Administrative Services Managers 16,950 $97,840
Construction Managers 12,730 $95,020

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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