Business Administration & Management at Southwest Minnesota State University

If you are interested in studying business administration and management, you may want to check out the program at Southwest Minnesota State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southwest Minnesota State University is located in Marshall, Minnesota and approximately 7,259 students attend the school each year. Of the 82 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southwest Minnesota State University in 2021, 27 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.

Southwest Minnesota State University Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Southwest Minnesota State University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Southwest Minnesota State University offers distance education options for business administration at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Southwest Minnesota State University Business Administration & Management Rankings

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

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 Southwest Minnesota State University 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
	36
	86
	194
	223
	319
	386
	525
	573
	573
	800
	821
	934
	1,059
	1,127
	1,505

In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Southwest Minnesota State University. This makes it the #525 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from Southwest Minnesota State University Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southwest Minnesota State University is $38,735. This is less than $41,334, which is the national average of all business administration majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Southwest Minnesota State University

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

Southwest Minnesota State University Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in business administration from Southwest Minnesota State University in 2021, 52% were men and 48% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at Southwest Minnesota State University 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 Southwest Minnesota State University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Southwest Minnesota State University Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

Of the 50 business administration students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Southwest Minnesota State University, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Southwest Minnesota State University 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 Southwest Minnesota State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	77

Related Majors

• Hospitality Management
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• 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 MN, the home state for Southwest Minnesota State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
General and Operations Managers	46,440	$112,120
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	22,140	$62,070
Retail Sales Supervisors	20,360	$44,590
Management Analysts	14,990	$87,150
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	11,780	$65,420

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.