Business Administration & Management at Central Michigan University

If you plan to study business administration and management, take a look at what Central Michigan University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and has a total student population of 17,311. Of the 1,048 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University in 2021, 280 of them were business administration and management majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business Administration & Management section at the bottom of this page.

Central Michigan Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

Central Michigan Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at Central Michigan compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at Central Michigan is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Administration & Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	77
	108
	215
	242
	324
	389
	418

In 2021, 537 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Central Michigan. This makes it the #31 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Central Michigan Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Central Michigan is $49,172. This is 19% higher than $41,334, which is the national average for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Central Michigan

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at Central Michigan University.

Central Michigan Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 280 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from Central Michigan. About 59% were men and 41% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at Central Michigan are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Michigan University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	209
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Central Michigan Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

Of the 537 business administration students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Central Michigan, about 55% were men and 45% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from Central Michigan, 68% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	76
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	366
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

Central Michigan also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Business Administration & Management

If you plan to be a business administration major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	358
Organizational Leadership	174
Supply Chain Management	106
Interior Design Management	76
Project Management	51
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management	42
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	8
Research and Development Management	2

Related Majors

• Real Estate
• International Business
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Business/Corporate Communications
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	33,490	$57,530
Retail Sales Supervisors	33,330	$45,300
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	30,490	$65,500
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	15,040	$68,990

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 cjh1452000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.