Business Administration & Management at Western Carolina University

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243. Of the 553 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Carolina University in 2021, 242 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.

WCU Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WCU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WCU Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at WCU 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 WCU 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
	37
	45
	73
	154
	186
	225
	230
	254
	281
	458
	542
	604
	611
	627
	638
	873
	894
	1,083

In 2021, 60 students received their master’s degree in business administration from WCU. This makes it the #458 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from WCU Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at WCU is $33,951. 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 WCU

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

WCU Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 242 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from WCU. About 52% were men and 48% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	189
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

WCU Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 students graduated with a master's degree in business administration from WCU. About 58% were men and 42% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from WCU, 68% 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 Western Carolina University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	41
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WCU 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

If you plan to be a business administration major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	266
Interior Design Management	36

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Hospitality Management
• Human Resource Management
• Management Information Systems
• 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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
General and Operations Managers	54,330	$131,600
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	41,320	$55,560
Retail Sales Supervisors	39,420	$45,990
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	21,290	$61,470
Management Analysts	16,970	$98,730

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.