General Business Administration and Management at Northwood University

Every general business administration and management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business administration program at Northwood University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwood is located in Midland, Michigan and has a total student population of 2,541. In 2021, 370 business administration majors received their bachelor's degree from Northwood.

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.

Northwood General Business Administration and Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Northwood

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.

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

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Northwood General Business Administration and Management Rankings

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

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 Northwood 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
	16
	35
	56
	73
	175
	183
	229
	287
	443
	857

In 2021, 116 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Northwood. This makes it the #230 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #145 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Northwood

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

Northwood General Business Administration and Management Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of business administration associate's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

Northwood does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in business administration graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Northwood General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 370 business administration students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Northwood, about 45% were men and 55% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at Northwood 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 Northwood University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	50
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	242
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	37

Northwood General Business Administration and Management Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 116 students earned a master's degree in business administration from Northwood. About 51% of these graduates were women and the other 49% were men.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from Northwood, 71% 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 Northwood University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	82
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Related Majors

• Interior Design Management
• Organizational Leadership

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 MI, the home state for Northwood University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Management Analysts	14,770	$92,130
Industrial Production Managers	13,110	$118,760
Sales Managers	8,640	$142,340
Administrative Services Managers	7,890	$95,810

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.