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General Business Administration and Management at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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General Business Administration and Management at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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

WPI is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,920.

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.

WPI General Business Administration and Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WPI

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, WPI does offer online courses in business administration for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

WPI General Business Administration and Management 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #119 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Business Administration Student Demographics at WPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

WPI General Business Administration and Management Master’s Program

33% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a master's degree in business administration from WPI. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men.

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Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from WPI, 83% 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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a master's in business administration.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 20
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 MA, the home state for Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers 77,580 $135,820
Management Analysts 22,580 $110,150
Sales Managers 16,600 $151,010
Administrative Services Managers 12,770 $111,340
Managers 8,660 $131,450

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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