Business Administration & Management at Rockford University

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

Rockford is located in Rockford, Illinois and has a total student population of 1,272. Of the 49 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rockford University in 2021, 37 of them were business administration and management majors.

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.

Rockford Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

Rockford Business Administration & Management Rankings

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

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 Rockford 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
	169
	237
	255
	371
	382
	400
	487
	587
	609
	689
	763
	833
	841
	875
	1,066

In 2021, 39 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Rockford. This makes it the #609 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from Rockford Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rockford is $42,730. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Rockford

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

Rockford Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 37 business administration students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Rockford, about 41% were men and 59% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	24
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Rockford Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students earned a master's degree in business administration from Rockford. About 46% of these graduates were women and the other 54% were men.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from Rockford, 64% 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 Rockford University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	25
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Rockford 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

Business Administration & Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rockford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	76

Related Majors

• Accounting

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 Rockford University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	40,540	$59,170
Management Analysts	39,780	$95,110
Retail Sales Supervisors	38,510	$42,880
Sales Managers	24,800	$131,400

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.