Business Administration & Management at Western Michigan University

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

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887. Of the 971 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University in 2021, 220 of them were business administration and management majors.

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.

WMU Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

WMU Business Administration & Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business administration programs across the country. The following shows how WMU performed in these rankings.

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 WMU 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
	288

In 2021, 94 students received their master’s degree in business administration from WMU. This makes it the #311 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from WMU Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at WMU is $49,945. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 21% higher than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 220 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from WMU. About 73% were men and 27% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at WMU 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 Michigan University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	140
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

WMU Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 94 students graduated with a master's degree in business administration from WMU. About 57% were men and 43% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from WMU, 71% 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 Michigan University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	67
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

WMU 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 Michigan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	146
Supply Chain Management	93
E-Commerce	36
Interior Design Management	23
Organizational Leadership	15
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	1

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• Human Resource 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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	33,490	$57,530
Retail Sales Supervisors	33,330	$45,300
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	30,490	$65,500
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	15,040	$68,990

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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.