Business Administration & Management at Salem State University

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

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 7,242. In 2021, 73 business administration majors received their bachelor's degree from Salem 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.

Salem State Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

Salem State Business Administration & Management Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at Salem 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
	129
	130
	136
	273
	411
	537
	640
	1,022
	1,087
	1,112
	1,462
	1,765

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Salem State. This makes it the #967 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Salem State Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Salem State is $42,434. This is 3% higher than $41,334, which is the national average for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Salem State

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

Salem State Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 business administration majors earned their bachelor's degree from Salem State. Of these graduates, 48% were men and 52% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at Salem 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 Salem State University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	48
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Salem State Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a master's degree in business administration from Salem State. About 55% of these graduates were women and the other 45% were men.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from Salem State, 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 Salem State University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Salem State 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Salem State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	84

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Management Information Systems
• International Business
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Hospitality 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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	39,360	$64,560
Retail Sales Supervisors	28,180	$47,710
Management Analysts	22,580	$110,150
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620

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 Fletcher6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.