Business Administration & Management at Southern Wesleyan University

Every business administration and management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business administration program at Southern Wesleyan University stacks up to those at other schools.

SWU is located in Central, South Carolina and approximately 1,345 students attend the school each year. Of the 87 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Wesleyan University in 2021, 87 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.

SWU Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SWU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SWU Business Administration & Management Rankings

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

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 SWU 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
	91
	106
	170
	185
	185
	189
	296
	388
	393
	427
	451
	462
	462
	505
	547
	617
	685
	818
	846
	888
	1,127
	1,127

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in business administration from SWU. This makes it the #818 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #186 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of SWU Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at SWU is $42,512. 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 SWU

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

SWU Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of business administration bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at SWU 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 Southern Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	59
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SWU Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

Of the 21 students who earned a master's degree in Business Administration & Management from SWU in 2020-2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from SWU, 62% 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 Southern Wesleyan University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SWU 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 Southern Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	87
Operations Management	21

Related Majors

• Human Resource 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 SC, the home state for Southern Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
General and Operations Managers	32,520	$101,400
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	25,410	$52,690
Retail Sales Supervisors	22,750	$40,790
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	13,160	$66,870
Management Analysts	8,270	$75,230

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 Robert Thall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.