Business Administration & Management at Western Illinois University

If you are interested in studying business administration and management, you may want to check out the program at Western Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,490. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from WIU.

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.

WIU Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WIU

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.

WIU 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

WIU Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at WIU 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 WIU 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
	61
	89
	151
	193
	196
	216
	222
	427
	547
	589
	618
	729
	824
	870

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in business administration from WIU. This makes it the #589 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of WIU Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at WIU is $46,347. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 68 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in business administration from WIU in 2021, 53% were men and 47% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at WIU 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 Illinois University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	41
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WIU Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students earned a master's degree in business administration from WIU. About 41% of these graduates were women and the other 59% were men.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from WIU, 61% 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 Illinois University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	25
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

WIU 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

Business Administration & Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	74
Supply Chain Management	35

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• Hospitality Management
• Construction 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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	40,540	$59,170
Management Analysts	39,780	$95,110
Retail Sales Supervisors	38,510	$42,880
Sales Managers	24,800	$131,400

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
• Image Credit: By IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.