Business Administration & Management at Kent State University at Kent

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

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and approximately 26,822 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 272 business administration majors received their bachelor's degree from Kent State.

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.

Kent State Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration
• Doctorate Degree in Business Administration

Online Classes Are Available at Kent State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Kent State does offer online courses in business administration for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Kent State Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at Kent State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at Kent State 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
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	100
Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	131
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	400

In 2021, 72 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Kent State. This makes it the #400 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #101 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Kent State Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kent State is $39,013. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration students.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

The business administration program at Kent State awarded 272 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at Kent State 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 Kent State University at Kent with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	221
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Kent State Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 students graduated with a master's degree in business administration from Kent State. About 56% were men and 44% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from Kent State, 79% 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 Kent State University at Kent with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	57
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Kent State also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Human Resource Management
• Construction 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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
General and Operations Managers	58,980	$118,470
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	47,520	$56,870
Retail Sales Supervisors	41,240	$43,080
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	31,090	$63,180
Management Analysts	19,680	$90,730

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.