Business Administration & Management at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 17,719 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,050 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Chester University of Pennsylvania in 2021, 251 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.

WCUPA Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WCUPA

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.

WCUPA does offer online education options in business administration for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

WCUPA Business Administration & Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business administration programs across the country. The following shows how WCUPA 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 WCUPA 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
	48
	55
	101
	117
	148
	151
	173
	185
	203
	251
	257
	303
	374
	504
	535
	540
	826

In 2021, 217 students received their master’s degree in business administration from WCUPA. This makes it the #129 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of WCUPA Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at WCUPA is $45,257. This is 9% higher than $41,334, which is the national average for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at WCUPA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

WCUPA Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

The business administration program at WCUPA awarded 251 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 58% of these degrees went to men with the other 42% going to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at WCUPA 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	187
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

WCUPA Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

Of the 217 business administration students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WCUPA, about 56% were men and 44% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from WCUPA, 82% 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	178
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

WCUPA 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

The following business administration concentations are available at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	468

Related Majors

• International Business
• Human Resource Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Accounting
• 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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers	80,160	$133,480
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	68,240	$60,800
Retail Sales Supervisors	46,010	$46,680
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	28,110	$62,470
Management Analysts	27,970	$90,670

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 Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.