General Business Administration and Management at Western Carolina University

If you plan to study general business administration and management, take a look at what Western Carolina University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 242 business administration majors received their bachelor's degree from WCU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Business Administration and Management section at the bottom of this page.

WCU General Business Administration and Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WCU

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? WCU offers distance education options for business administration at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

WCU General Business Administration and 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: 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 WCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Business Administration and 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
	32
	34
	59
	123
	161
	299
	502
	506
	554
	575
	643
	688
	913
	1,014
	1,329

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in business administration from WCU. This makes it the #688 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Program

The business administration program at WCU awarded 242 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 52% of these degrees went to men with the other 48% going to 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 General Business Administration and Management Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a master’s in business administration from WCU in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from WCU, 75% 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	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WCU also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Interior Design 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
Management Analysts	16,970	$98,730
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Construction Managers	11,220	$109,520
Sales Managers	6,790	$147,690

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.