Entrepreneurial Studies at Western Carolina University

Every entrepreneurial studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the entrepreneurship program at Western Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

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, 12 of them were entrepreneurial studies majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Entrepreneurial Studies section at the bottom of this page.

WCU Entrepreneurial Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Entrepreneurship

WCU Entrepreneurial Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the entrepreneurship 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 entrepreneurship major at WCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Entrepreneurial Studies. 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
	88
	362
	368
	428

Entrepreneurship Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in entrepreneurship from WCU. About 58% were men and 42% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in entrepreneurship 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 entrepreneurship.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Entrepreneurial Studies

The following entrepreneurship concentations are available at Western Carolina University. 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
Entrepreneurship	12

Related Majors

• Hospitality Management
• Human Resource Management
• Management Information Systems
• Finance & Financial Management
• Accounting

Careers That Entrepreneurship Grads May Go Into

A degree in entrepreneurship 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
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Chief Executives	3,820	$210,050
Business Professors	3,440	$88,470

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.