Business Administration & Management at Governors State University

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

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and approximately 4,650 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from GSU.

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.

GSU Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

GSU Business Administration & Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business administration programs across the country. The following shows how GSU 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 GSU 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
	69
	75
	113
	116
	143
	393
	440
	614
	617
	653
	753
	760
	765
	794
	824
	839
	916
	943
	978
	1,091

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in business administration from GSU. This makes it the #753 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #114 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of GSU Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at GSU is $41,071. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration students.

Business Administration Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 93 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in business administration from GSU in 2021, 59% were men and 41% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Governors State University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

GSU Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students graduated with a master's degree in business administration from GSU. About 46% were men and 54% were women.

In the business administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

GSU also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 4 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 Governors State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	113
Operations Management	6
Organizational Leadership	4

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• 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 IL, the home state for Governors State University.

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 User:Astuishin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.