Business Administration & Management at Columbia Basin College

If you are interested in studying business administration and management, you may want to check out the program at Columbia Basin College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CBC is located in Pasco, Washington and approximately 6,745 students attend the school each year. Of the 93 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia Basin College in 2021, 93 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.

CBC Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Business Administration (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Business Administration (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Business Administration
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration

CBC Business Administration & Management Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at CBC 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
	35
	41
	47
	52
	61
	74
	93
	108
	110
	118
	145
	203
	208
	216
	252
	274
	440
	464
	476
	514
	565
	714
	809
	832
	973

Earnings of CBC Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at CBC is $47,433. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 15% higher than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at CBC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at Columbia Basin College.

CBC Business Administration & Management Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of business administration associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

CBC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in business administration graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia Basin College with a associate's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CBC Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 93 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration & Management from CBC in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at CBC 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 Columbia Basin College with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	65
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

CBC 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Columbia Basin College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	91
Project Management	63

Related Majors

• General Business/Commerce
• Accounting

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 WA, the home state for Columbia Basin College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
General and Operations Managers	47,770	$124,810
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	30,250	$65,190
Retail Sales Supervisors	22,670	$52,240
Management Analysts	21,930	$104,290
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	14,920	$73,510

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.