Business Administration & Management at East Tennessee State University

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

ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,713. In 2021, 123 business administration majors received their bachelor's degree from ETSU.

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.

ETSU Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

ETSU Business Administration & Management Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at ETSU 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
	31
	58
	149
	153
	161
	283
	297
	297
	330
	373
	456
	766
	829
	833
	922
	995
	1,024
	1,102
	1,112
	1,303
	1,453
	1,544

In 2021, 79 students received their master’s degree in business administration from ETSU. This makes it the #373 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from ETSU Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at ETSU is $33,833. 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 ETSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at East Tennessee State University.

ETSU Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 123 students earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from ETSU. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at ETSU 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 East Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	102
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

ETSU Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

Of the 79 business administration students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from ETSU, about 52% were men and 48% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from ETSU, 73% 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 East Tennessee State University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	58
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

ETSU also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 16 students 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 East Tennessee State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	185
Organizational Leadership	16
E-Commerce	10
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	7

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• 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 TN, the home state for East Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
General and Operations Managers	41,980	$110,580
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	35,680	$56,600
Retail Sales Supervisors	32,290	$43,520
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	18,480	$59,130
Managers	14,480	$83,010

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 Boboskaditdatin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.