General Business Administration and Management at Ferris State University

Every general business administration and management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business administration program at Ferris State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and approximately 11,165 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 211 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Ferris.

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.

Ferris General Business Administration and Management Degrees Available

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

Ferris General Business Administration and Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at Ferris 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 Ferris 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
	32
	270
	556
	576
	881

In 2021, 35 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Ferris. This makes it the #576 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Ferris

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

Ferris General Business Administration and Management Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of business administration associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in business administration at Ferris are white. Around 79% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Ferris General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 211 business administration majors earned their bachelor's degree from Ferris. Of these graduates, 51% were men and 49% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at Ferris 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 Ferris State University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	165
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Ferris General Business Administration and Management Master’s Program

Of the 35 business administration students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Ferris, about 46% were men and 54% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from Ferris, 71% 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 Ferris State University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Ferris also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Operations 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 MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Management Analysts	14,770	$92,130
Industrial Production Managers	13,110	$118,760
Sales Managers	8,640	$142,340
Administrative Services Managers	7,890	$95,810

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.