General Business Administration and Management at Western Governors University

Every general business administration and management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business administration program at Western Governors University stacks up to those at other schools.

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 147,866 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3,061 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from WGU.

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.

WGU General Business Administration and Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WGU offers distance education options for business administration at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WGU General Business Administration and Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at WGU 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 business administration major at WGU 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
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	35
	45
	58
	129
	172
	245
	327
	601
	627

In 2021, 2,958 students received their master’s degree in business administration from WGU. This makes it the #1 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business Administration Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3,061 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in business administration from WGU in 2021, 49% were men and 51% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at WGU 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 Governors University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	72
Black or African American	179
Hispanic or Latino	290
White	2,149
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	367

WGU General Business Administration and Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2,958 students graduated with a master's degree in business administration from WGU. About 48% were men and 52% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from WGU, 63% 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 Governors University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	129
Black or African American	271
Hispanic or Latino	252
White	1,862
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	442

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

Related Majors

• Organizational Leadership

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 UT, the home state for Western Governors University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
General and Operations Managers	44,760	$82,370
Chief Executives	4,850	$165,020
Management Analysts	4,650	$77,920
Sales Managers	4,430	$122,190
Managers	3,310	$102,290

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.