Business, Management & Marketing at Governors State University

If you are interested in studying business, management and marketing, you may want to check out the program at Governors State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and has a total student population of 4,650. Of the 796 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Governors State University in 2021, 143 of them were business, management and marketing majors.

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.

GSU Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

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

GSU Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business, management and marketing programs across the country. The following shows how GSU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business, management and marketing major at GSU 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
Most Focused Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools	85
Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools	163
Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools	197
Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	378
Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	631
Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	681
	719
Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	725
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	843

In 2021, 43 students received their master’s degree in business, management and marketing from GSU. This makes it the #725 most popular school for business, management and marketing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in business, management and marketing, making the school the #164 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 143 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in business, management and marketing from GSU in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business, management and marketing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	62
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

GSU Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students earned a master's degree in business, management and marketing from GSU. About 51% of these graduates were women and the other 49% were men.

In the business, management and marketing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	14
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

GSU also has a doctoral program available in business, management and marketing. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Business, Management & Marketing

If you plan to be a business, management and marketing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Governors State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	123
Accounting	63
Management Information Systems	4

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 Governors State 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 User:Astuishin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.