Business Administration & Management at Grand Valley State University

Every business administration and management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business administration program at Grand Valley State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 141 business administration majors received their bachelor's degree from GVSU.

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.

GVSU Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

GVSU Business Administration & Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business administration programs across the country. The following shows how GVSU 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 administration major at GVSU 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
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	202

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from GVSU Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at GVSU is $51,957. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 26% higher than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at GVSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at Grand Valley State University.

GVSU Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 141 business administration majors earned their bachelor's degree from GVSU. Of these graduates, 79% were men and 21% were women.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	130
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• International Business
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Human Resource Management
• Hospitality 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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	33,490	$57,530
Retail Sales Supervisors	33,330	$45,300
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	30,490	$65,500
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	15,040	$68,990

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.