Business Administration & Management at Kent State University at Kent

If you are interested in studying business administration and management, you may want to check out the program at Kent State University at Kent. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and has a total student population of 26,822. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 272 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Kent State.

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.

Kent State Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Kent State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Kent State does offer online education options in business administration for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Kent State Business Administration & Management Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at Kent State 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
	100
	131
	135
	136
	163
	187
	400
	445
	907
	1,006
	1,013

In 2021, 72 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Kent State. This makes it the #400 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #101 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from Kent State Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kent State is $39,013. This is less than $41,334, which is the national average of all business administration majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 272 students earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Kent State. About 43% of these graduates were women and the other 57% were men.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at Kent 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 Kent State University at Kent with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	221
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Kent State Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

Of the 72 students who earned a master's degree in Business Administration & Management from Kent State in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from Kent State, 79% 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 Kent State University at Kent with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	57
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Kent State also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Business Administration & Management

If you plan to be a business administration major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Kent State University at Kent. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	349

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Human Resource Management
• Construction 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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
General and Operations Managers	58,980	$118,470
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	47,520	$56,870
Retail Sales Supervisors	41,240	$43,080
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	31,090	$63,180
Management Analysts	19,680	$90,730

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.