Business Administration & Management at College of the Desert

If you are interested in studying business administration & management, you may want to check out the program at College of the Desert. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and approximately 10,932 students attend the school each year.

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.

College of the Desert Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Business Administration (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Business Administration

College of the Desert Business Administration & Management Rankings

Business Administration Student Demographics at College of the Desert

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

College of the Desert Business Administration & Management Associate’s Program

47% Women

81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of business administration associate's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

College of the Desert does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in business administration graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of the Desert with a associate's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	101
White	23
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Business Administration & Management

If you plan to be a business administration major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of the Desert. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	159

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 CA, the home state for College of the Desert.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	166,870	$62,560
Retail Sales Supervisors	118,190	$45,310
Management Analysts	104,020	$95,310
Sales Managers	76,950	$134,010

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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