General Business Administration and Management at Columbia Southern University

If you are interested in studying general 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 approximately 18,533 students attend the school each year. Of the 988 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia Southern University in 2021, 723 of them were general business administration and management majors.

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

Columbia Southern University General Business Administration and 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

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Columbia Southern University does offer online education options in business administration for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

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

Columbia Southern University General Business Administration and Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at Columbia Southern University 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 Columbia Southern University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Business Administration and 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
	2
	4
	5
	7
	9
	9
	18
	25
	29
	30
	33
	64
	68
	96
	105
	121
	156
	336
	375
	405
	443
	509

In 2021, 1,030 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 #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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 General Business Administration and 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 General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of business administration bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% 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	167
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	314
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	192

Columbia Southern University General Business Administration and Management Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,030 students earned a master's degree in business administration from Columbia Southern University. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men.

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	37
Black or African American	250
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	302
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	402

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.

Related Majors

• Organizational Leadership

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
Management Analysts	4,540	$94,020
Industrial Production Managers	3,530	$103,430
Construction Managers	2,850	$96,500
Sales Managers	2,390	$115,750

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.