Business Administration & Management at Eastern Illinois University

If you plan to study business administration and management, 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 has a total student population of 8,626. Of the 1,076 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Illinois University in 2021, 13 of them were business administration and management majors.

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.

EIU Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

EIU Business Administration & Management Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at EIU 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
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	579
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	870
	1,065
Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools	1,112
	1,539

In 2021, 43 students received their master’s degree in business administration from EIU. This makes it the #579 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business Administration Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 business administration majors earned their bachelor's degree from EIU. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration 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 administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

EIU Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from EIU, 70% 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 administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Hospitality Management
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• Human Resource Management
• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• Construction 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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	40,540	$59,170
Management Analysts	39,780	$95,110
Retail Sales Supervisors	38,510	$42,880
Sales Managers	24,800	$131,400

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.