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Business Administration & Management at Catawba College

If you plan to study Business Administration & Management, take a look at what Catawba College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Catawba College sits in Salisbury, NC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 56 business administration & management graduations were recorded at Catawba College.

Studying Online at Catawba College

Distance learning is available at Catawba College. Among 1,376 students, 230 (17%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 325 (24%) took at least some classes online.

Business Administration & Management Rankings at Catawba College

Use these rankings to compare Catawba College’s Business Administration & Management program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	North Carolina	#19 of 90
Best Value	North Carolina	#61 of 91
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#137 of 535
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#322 of 530
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#856 of 2,012
Best Value	Nationwide	#1161 of 1,983

Earnings for Business Administration & Management Graduates from Catawba College

Graduates of Catawba College’s Business Administration & Management program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$41,918
2 years	$48,198
3 years	$55,370
4 years	$60,939
5 years	$64,539

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Business Administration & Management graduates from Catawba College take home a median $60,939, compared with $43,600 for all Catawba College graduates — about 40% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Business Administration & Management graduates from Catawba College is $26,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Business Administration & Management graduates at Catawba College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Business Administration & Management graduates at Catawba College are 41% women (23) and 59% men (33).

Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program at Catawba College

Of the 40 bachelor’s business administration & management degrees awarded at Catawba College, 48% were women (19) and 52% were men (21).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Business Administration & Management bachelor’s degree recipients at Catawba College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	24
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	9
Asian	2
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 35% of Business Administration & Management bachelor’s degree recipients at Catawba College, below the national average of 41%.*

Business Administration & Management Master’s Program at Catawba College

Among the 16 master’s business administration & management graduates at Catawba College, 25% were women (4) and 75% were men (12).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Business Administration & Management master’s degree recipients at Catawba College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	3
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 44% of Business Administration & Management master’s degree recipients at Catawba College, above the national average of 36%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Business Administration & Management Concentrations at Catawba College

The Business Administration & Management program at Catawba College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Business Administration & Management	56

Top-Paying Careers for Business Administration & Management Graduates

Graduates of the Business Administration & Management program at Catawba College work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Business Administration & Management majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Geothermal Production Managers	$160,381
Administrative Services Managers	$158,084
Facilities Managers	$157,669
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$146,025
Supply Chain Managers	$138,103
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Security Management Specialists	$128,654
Industrial Production Managers	$126,666
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.