Business Administration & Management at Western Colorado University

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

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and has a total student population of 3,203. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Western.

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 Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

Western Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at Western 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 Western 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
	337
	352
	420
	471
	521
	541
	546
	581
	618
	707
	767
	804
	881
	988
	989

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Western. This makes it the #804 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Western Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Western is $40,324. This is less than $41,334, which is the national average of all business administration majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Western

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

Western Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of business administration bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at Western 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 Colorado University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Western Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 business administration majors earned their master's degree from Western. Of these graduates, 64% were men and 36% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from Western, 95% 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 Colorado University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Western 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

The following business administration concentations are available at Western Colorado University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Colorado University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	85

Related Majors

• Accounting

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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
General and Operations Managers	39,200	$131,920
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	20,630	$62,600
Retail Sales Supervisors	19,110	$50,850
Management Analysts	10,900	$94,100
Managers	8,940	$138,490

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 Draconrex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.