Business Administration & Management at Roger Williams University

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

RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 4,702. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from RWU.

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.

RWU Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at RWU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

RWU Business Administration & Management Rankings

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

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 RWU 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
	230
	288
	297
	306
	452
	524
	563
	654
	679
	943
	1,059
	1,427

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in business administration from RWU. This makes it the #753 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of RWU Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at RWU is $47,654. This is 15% higher than $41,334, which is the national average for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at RWU

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

RWU Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from RWU. About 37% of these graduates were women and the other 63% were men.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at RWU 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 Roger Williams University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

RWU Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

Of the 26 students who earned a master's degree in Business Administration & Management from RWU in 2020-2021, 54% were men and 46% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from RWU, 85% 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 Roger Williams University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

RWU 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

If you plan to be a business administration major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Roger Williams University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	72
Operations Management	3
Organizational Leadership	2

Related Majors

• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• International Business
• Accounting
• Construction Management
• Finance & Financial 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 RI, the home state for Roger Williams University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
General and Operations Managers	5,730	$155,910
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	4,770	$62,480
Retail Sales Supervisors	3,590	$56,540
Management Analysts	3,120	$87,610
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	2,590	$71,230

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.