Business Administration & Management at Columbia Southern University

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

Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and has a total student population of 18,533. In 2021, 823 business administration majors received their bachelor's degree from Columbia Southern University.

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.

Columbia Southern University Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Business Administration (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Business Administration
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration
• Doctorate Degree in Business Administration

Online Classes Are Available at Columbia Southern University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Columbia Southern University does offer online courses in business administration for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Columbia Southern University Business Administration & Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business administration programs across the country. The following shows how Columbia Southern University performed in these rankings.

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 Columbia Southern University 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
	3
	6
	6
	7
	11
	11
	17
	19
	26
	32
	45
	68
	77
	78
	98
	102
	113
	136
	153
	166
	174
	209
	355
	360
	437
	452
	497

In 2021, 1,241 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Columbia Southern University. This makes it the #9 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 42 students who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from Columbia Southern University Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Columbia Southern University is $50,330. This is 22% higher than $41,334, which is the national average for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Columbia Southern University

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

Columbia Southern University Business Administration & Management Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of business administration associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	64
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	127
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	121

Columbia Southern University Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of business administration bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	191
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	360
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	218

Columbia Southern University Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

The business administration program at Columbia Southern University awarded 1,241 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	42
Black or African American	310
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	377
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	462

Columbia Southern University also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 42 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Business Administration & Management

Business Administration & Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	2,122
Organizational Leadership	311

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management

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 AL, the home state for Columbia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
General and Operations Managers	28,600	$118,440
Retail Sales Supervisors	21,110	$42,080
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	19,240	$54,030
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	13,570	$60,840
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	8,510	$64,120

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.