Business, Management & Marketing at Howard University

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

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 10,859 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,542 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Howard University in 2021, 254 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.

Howard Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Howard

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Howard does offer online courses in business, management and marketing for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Howard Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

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

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 Howard 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
	71
	155
Most Focused Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,046
Most Focused Business, Management & Marketing Schools	1,739

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in business, management and marketing from Howard. This makes it the #844 most popular school for business, management and marketing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 254 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in business, management and marketing from Howard in 2021, 35% were men and 65% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 56% 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 Howard University with a bachelor's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	212
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	5
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Howard Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students earned a master's degree in business, management and marketing from Howard. About 53% of these graduates were women and the other 47% were men.

In the business, management and marketing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 97% of degree recipients. That is 60% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Howard 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

Business, Management & Marketing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Howard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Marketing	65
Business Administration & Management	54
Finance & Financial Management	44
Management Information Systems	44
International Business	31
Other Business, Management & Marketing	29
Accounting	20

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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
General and Operations Managers	25,930	$150,970
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Management Analysts	18,410	$106,210
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	14,670	$50,140
Accountants and Auditors	10,590	$98,130

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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.