Business, Management & Marketing at William Rainey Harper College

What traits are you looking for in a business, management & marketing school? To help you decide if William Rainey Harper College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's business, management & marketing program.

Harper College is located in Palatine, Illinois and approximately 12,199 students attend the school each year.

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.

Harper College Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Harper College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Associate’s Degree

Harper College Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at Harper College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business, management & marketing majors at William Rainey Harper College.

Harper College Business, Management & Marketing Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of business, management & marketing associate's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

Harper College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in business, management & marketing graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William Rainey Harper College with a associate's in business, management & marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Business, Management & Marketing

If you plan to be a business, management & marketing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from William Rainey Harper College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	49
Accounting	13
Business Support & Assistant Services	13
Hospitality Management	10
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	4

Careers That Business, Management & Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in business, management & 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 William Rainey Harper College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.