Business Administration & Management at Wilkes University

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

Wilkes is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,781. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Wilkes.

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.

Wilkes Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Wilkes

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Wilkes offers distance education options for business administration at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Wilkes Business Administration & Management Rankings

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

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 Wilkes 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
	403
	570
	583
	675
	713
	740
	761
	766
	910
	955
	1,008
	1,042
	1,269
	1,397
	1,422

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Wilkes. This makes it the #583 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from Wilkes Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wilkes is $36,785. 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 Wilkes

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

Wilkes Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Wilkes. About 44% of these graduates were women and the other 56% were men.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at Wilkes 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 Wilkes University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Wilkes Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

Of the 42 students who earned a master's degree in Business Administration & Management from Wilkes in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from Wilkes, 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 Wilkes University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	30
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	88
Supply Chain Management	2

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Hospitality Management
• Marketing
• Accounting
• Finance & Financial 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 PA, the home state for Wilkes University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers	80,160	$133,480
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	68,240	$60,800
Retail Sales Supervisors	46,010	$46,680
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	28,110	$62,470
Management Analysts	27,970	$90,670

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 Jrmski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.