General Business Administration and Management at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 33 business administration majors received their bachelor's degree from WIU.

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.

WIU General Business Administration and Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WIU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WIU does offer online courses in business administration for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WIU General Business Administration and 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: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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 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
	141
	141
	146
	389
	422
	508
	555
	742
	831
	956
	1,237
	1,796

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in business administration from WIU. This makes it the #524 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in business administration from WIU in 2021, 45% were men and 55% were women.

About 58% 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	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WIU General Business Administration and Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of business administration master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

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.

Related Majors

• Supply Chain 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
Management Analysts	39,780	$95,110
Sales Managers	24,800	$131,400
Administrative Services Managers	16,950	$97,840
Construction Managers	12,730	$95,020

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.