Business, Management & Marketing at Ferris State University

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

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and approximately 11,165 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 469 students received a bachelor's degree in business, management and marketing from Ferris.

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.

Ferris Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Business, Management & Marketing (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Master’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing

Online Classes Are Available at Ferris

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Ferris offers distance education options for business, management and marketing at the following degree levels:

Ferris Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business, management and marketing progam at Ferris 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, management and marketing major at Ferris 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	99
Best Business, Management & Marketing Basic Certificate Schools	155
Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	240
Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	365
Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	586
Most Focused Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	1,137

In 2021, 35 students received their master’s degree in business, management and marketing from Ferris. This makes it the #782 most popular school for business, management and marketing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at Ferris

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

Ferris Business, Management & Marketing Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of business, management and marketing associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in business, management and marketing at Ferris are white. Around 70% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferris State University with a associate's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Ferris Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 469 business, management and marketing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Ferris, about 56% were men and 44% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business, management and marketing at Ferris 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 Ferris State University with a bachelor's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	387
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Ferris Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

Of the 35 business, management and marketing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Ferris, about 46% were men and 54% were women.

Of the students who received a business, management and marketing master's degree from Ferris, 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 Ferris State University with a master's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Ferris 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

The following business, management and marketing concentations are available at Ferris State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Ferris State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	316
Marketing	65
Accounting	54
Construction Management	43
Hospitality Management	33
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	30
Finance & Financial Management	15
Human Resource Management	12
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	11
Insurance	2

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 MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Office Clerks	95,110	$35,410
Customer Service Representatives	90,310	$36,650
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	55,410	$36,980
Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives	47,860	$75,130

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.