Business, Management & Marketing at Eastern Illinois University

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

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and approximately 8,626 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 135 business, management and marketing majors received their bachelor's degree from EIU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business, Management & Marketing section at the bottom of this page.

EIU Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Master’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing

EIU Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business, management and marketing progam at EIU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business, management and marketing major at EIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business, Management & Marketing. 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
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	689
	991
Most Focused Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	992

In 2021, 48 students received their master’s degree in business, management and marketing from EIU. This makes it the #687 most popular school for business, management and marketing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at EIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business, management and marketing majors at Eastern Illinois University.

EIU Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of business, management and marketing bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business, management and marketing at EIU 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 Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	85
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

EIU Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

The business, management and marketing program at EIU awarded 48 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women.

Of the students who received a business, management and marketing master's degree from EIU, 67% 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 Eastern Illinois University with a master's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	32
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

EIU also has a doctoral program available in business, management and marketing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Business, Management & Marketing

Business, Management & Marketing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	56
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	32
Accounting	25
Finance & Financial Management	24
Marketing	24
Construction Management	14
Other Business, Management & Marketing	6
Human Resource Management	5
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	2
Hospitality Management	1

Careers That Business, Management & Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in business, management and marketing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Office Clerks	165,970	$37,220
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Customer Service Representatives	120,270	$37,840
Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives	70,300	$68,510
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	67,780	$37,930

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 Nyttend under License

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