General Business Administration and Management at Governors State University

What traits are you looking for in a business administration school? To help you decide if Governors State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's business administration program.

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and approximately 4,650 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 87 business administration majors received their bachelor's degree from GSU.

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.

GSU General Business Administration and Management Degrees Available

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

GSU General Business Administration and 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 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
	357
	377
	550
	554
	605
	670
	686
	707
	710
	716
	778
	877
	889
	916
	1,050

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in business administration from GSU. This makes it the #670 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of business administration bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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	2
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	33
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

GSU General Business Administration and Management Master’s Program

Of the 26 business administration students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 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, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Organizational Leadership
• 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 IL, the home state for Governors State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Management Analysts	39,780	$95,110
Sales Managers	24,800	$131,400
Administrative Services Managers	16,950	$97,840
Construction Managers	12,730	$95,020

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.