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 Virginia Commonwealth University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in general business, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at VCU paid an average of $1,448 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $707 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,703 | $26,041 |
| Fees | $2,497 | $3,187 |
general business who receive their master’s degree from VCU make an average of $64,553 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% lower than the national average of $73,542.
VCU does not offer an online option for its general business master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the VCU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 54.4% of the general business students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 19.0% of the general business master’s degrees at VCU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 23%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 85 |
| International Students | 32 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
General Business/Commerce students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 147 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general business/commerce.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 120 |
| Accounting | 13 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 61 |
*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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