Entrepreneurship at Western Carolina University

Every entrepreneurship school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the entrepreneurial studies 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in entrepreneurial studies from WCU.

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

WCU Entrepreneurship Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Entrepreneurial Studies

WCU Entrepreneurship Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the entrepreneurial studies progam at WCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The entrepreneurial studies major at WCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Entrepreneurship. 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
	11
	80
	121
	146
	160
	170
	304
	348

Entrepreneurial Studies Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Entrepreneurship Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a bachelor's degree in entrepreneurial studies from WCU. About 42% of these graduates were women and the other 58% were men.

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

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 entrepreneurial studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Entrepreneurial Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in entrepreneurial studies 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.