Business Administration & Management at Concordia University, Chicago

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

Concordia University, Chicago is located in River Forest, Illinois and has a total student population of 6,491. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Concordia University, Chicago.

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.

Concordia University, Chicago Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Concordia University, Chicago

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Concordia University, Chicago offers distance education options for business administration at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Concordia University, Chicago Business Administration & Management Rankings

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

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 Concordia University, Chicago 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
	11
	14
	33
	34
	48
	80
	100
	252
	348
	416
	795
	798
	1,127
	1,127
	1,205
	1,385
	1,453

In 2021, 183 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Concordia University, Chicago. This makes it the #159 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Concordia University, Chicago Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Concordia University, Chicago is $37,339. This is less than $41,334, which is the national average of all business administration majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Concordia University, Chicago

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at Concordia University, Chicago.

Concordia University, Chicago Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 business administration students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Concordia University, Chicago, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business administration bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concordia University, Chicago Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

The business administration program at Concordia University, Chicago awarded 183 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 42% of these degrees went to men with the other 58% going to women.

In the business administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	80
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Concordia University, Chicago also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 19 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 Concordia University, Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	162
Organizational Leadership	32
Research and Development Management	18
Operations Management	6
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	2

Related Majors

• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• Management Information Systems
• Business/Corporate Communications
• Accounting
• 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 IL, the home state for Concordia University, Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	40,540	$59,170
Management Analysts	39,780	$95,110
Retail Sales Supervisors	38,510	$42,880
Sales Managers	24,800	$131,400

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 Jeangagnon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.