Electronic Commerce

Types of Degrees Electronic Commerce Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many e-commerce graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	70
Graduate Certificate	15

What Electronic Commerce Majors Need to Know

O*NET surveyed people in occupations related to electronic commerce and asked them what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. The responses were rated on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being most important.

Knowledge Areas for Electronic Commerce Majors

This major prepares you for careers in which these knowledge areas are important:

• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
• Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Skills for Electronic Commerce Majors

When studying electronic commerce, you’ll learn many skills that will help you be successful in a wide range of jobs - even those that do not require a degree in the field. The following is a list of some of the most common skills needed for careers associated with this major:

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Abilities for Electronic Commerce Majors

As you progress with your electronic commerce degree, there are several abilities you should pick up that will help you in whatever related career you choose. These abilities include:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

What Can You Do With a Electronic Commerce Major?

People with a electronic commerce degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	3.8%	$39,630

Who Is Getting a Master’s Degree in Electronic Commerce?

The major attracts more women than men. About 74% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of electronic commerce majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	43
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Electronic Commerce. About 7.1% of those with this major are international students.

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Electronic Commerce

Some degrees associated with electronic commerce may require an advanced degree, while others may not even require a bachelor’s in the field. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

Find out what the typical degree level is for electronic commerce careers below.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
Less than a High School Diploma	6.0%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	35.7%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	4.2%
Some College Courses	14.5%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	13.7%
Bachelor’s Degree	27.0%
Master’s Degree	0.8%

Online Electronic Commerce Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	7	2
Certificate (2-4 Years)	1	0
Associate’s Degree	16	2
Bachelor’s Degree	13	3
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	10	6
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Electronic Commerce

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to electronic commerce.

Major	Number of Grads
General Business Administration and Management	336,268
Organizational Leadership	15,303
Interior Design Management	13,070
Supply Chain Management	10,445
Operations Management	5,884
Project Management	4,363
Office Administration	3,252
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	2,481
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	1,102
Retail Management	985
Transportation/Mobility Management	592
Science/Technology Management	321
Research and Development Management	287
Customer Service Management	282
Risk Management	177

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.