General Business Administration and Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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

RPI is located in Troy, New York and approximately 7,501 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from RPI.

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.

RPI General Business Administration and Management Degrees Available

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

RPI General Business Administration and Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at RPI 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 RPI 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
	35
	35
	47
	61
	71
	89
	128
	137
	138
	158
	210
	499
	656
	822
	847
	872
	885
	1,041
	1,491
	1,635

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in business administration from RPI. This makes it the #656 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #90 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Business Administration Student Demographics at RPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

RPI General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 61 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in business administration from RPI in 2021, 66% were men and 34% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at RPI 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	33
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

RPI General Business Administration and Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 business administration majors earned their master's degree from RPI. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from RPI, 59% 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	16
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

RPI also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 4 students 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 NY, the home state for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers	163,250	$156,260
Management Analysts	47,580	$111,040
Sales Managers	23,120	$198,390
Administrative Services Managers	18,350	$137,480
Managers	16,600	$124,160

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 UpstateNYer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.