Business Administration & Management at Western New Mexico University

What traits are you looking for in a business administration school? To help you decide if Western New Mexico University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's business administration program.

Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and approximately 2,896 students attend the school each year. Of the 39 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western New Mexico University in 2021, 11 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.

Western New Mexico University Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Western New Mexico University

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, Western New Mexico University does offer online courses in business administration for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Western New Mexico University Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at Western New Mexico University 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 Western New Mexico University 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
	210
	247
	386
	455
	465
	500
	587
	635
	670
	741
	751
	788
	835
	990
	1,069
	1,205
	1,227
	1,272
	1,354
	1,374
	1,410
	1,467
	1,640

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Western New Mexico University. This makes it the #835 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Western New Mexico University

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

Western New Mexico University Business Administration & Management Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of business administration associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

Western New Mexico University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in business administration graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western New Mexico University with a associate's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Western New Mexico University Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in business administration from Western New Mexico University in 2021, 55% were men and 45% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business administration bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western New Mexico University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Western New Mexico University Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 business administration majors earned their master's degree from Western New Mexico University. Of these graduates, 55% were men and 45% were women.

In the business administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western New Mexico University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Western New Mexico University 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western New Mexico University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	47

Related Majors

• Accounting
• Marketing
• General Business/Commerce

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 NM, the home state for Western New Mexico University.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
General and Operations Managers	13,880	$101,720
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	9,720	$53,930
Retail Sales Supervisors	8,560	$40,110
Managers	2,850	$96,490
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	2,790	$65,110

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.