Business Administration & Management at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,723 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from San Jose 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.

San Jose State Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at San Jose State 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 San Jose 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
	22
	64
	78
	141
	184
	198
	300
	338
	338
	399
	402
	596
	1,024

In 2021, 95 students received their master’s degree in business administration from San Jose State. This makes it the #309 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from San Jose State Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at San Jose State is $44,617. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

The business administration program at San Jose State awarded 1,723 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 54% of these degrees went to men with the other 46% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business administration bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	781
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	359
White	250
International Students	165
Other Races/Ethnicities	130

San Jose State Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 95 business administration majors earned their master's degree from San Jose State. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% were women.

In the business administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	40
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	18
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

San Jose 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 San Jose State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	1,790
Interior Design Management	16
Supply Chain Management	12

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management
• Taxation
• Accounting
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• 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 CA, the home state for San Jose State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	166,870	$62,560
Retail Sales Supervisors	118,190	$45,310
Management Analysts	104,020	$95,310
Sales Managers	76,950	$134,010

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.