Business Administration & Management at Howard University

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

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 10,859. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Howard.

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.

Howard Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Howard

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Howard does offer online courses in business administration for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Howard Business Administration & Management Rankings

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

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 Howard 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
	28
	45
	109
	136
	144
	219
	225
	260
	374
	844
	1,059
	1,204
	1,313
	2,170

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Howard. This makes it the #729 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from Howard Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Howard is $59,638. This is 44% higher than $41,334, which is the national average for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of business administration bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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 Howard University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Howard Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

Of the 28 students who graduated with a master’s in business administration from Howard in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women.

In the business administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 96% of degree recipients. That is 57% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Business Administration & Management

The following business administration concentations are available at Howard University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Howard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	28
Supply Chain Management	23

Related Majors

• Accounting
• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• International Business
• Finance & Financial Management
• Management Information Systems

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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
General and Operations Managers	25,930	$150,970
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Management Analysts	18,410	$106,210
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	5,060	$81,120
Computer and Information Systems Managers	4,020	$168,500

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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.