General Business Administration and Management at Illinois State University

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

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and approximately 20,720 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 158 business administration majors received their bachelor's degree from Illinois State.

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.

Illinois State General Business Administration and Management Degrees Available

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

Illinois State General Business Administration and Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business administration programs across the country. The following shows how Illinois State performed in these rankings.

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 Illinois State 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
	48
	196
	202
	329
	331
	333
	457
	526
	810

In 2021, 84 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Illinois State. This makes it the #302 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Illinois State

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

Illinois State General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 158 students earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Illinois State. About 24% of these graduates were women and the other 76% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	124
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Illinois State General Business Administration and Management Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 84 students earned a master's degree in business administration from Illinois State. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	30
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

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

Related Majors

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 Illinois 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 Willjay under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.