Business Administration & Management at Michigan State University

What traits are you looking for in a business administration school? To help you decide if Michigan State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's business administration program.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695. Of the 9,450 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in 2021, 468 of them were business administration and management majors.

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.

Michigan 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 Michigan 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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Michigan State offers distance education options for business administration at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Michigan State Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at Michigan 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 Michigan 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
Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	21
Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	410

In 2021, 308 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Michigan State. This makes it the #80 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #164 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Michigan State Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Michigan State is $61,667. This is 49% higher than $41,334, which is the national average for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 468 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from Michigan State. About 60% were men and 40% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at Michigan 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	48
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	302
International Students	60
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Michigan State Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 308 students earned a master's degree in business administration from Michigan State. About 36% of these graduates were women and the other 64% were men.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from Michigan State, 62% 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 Michigan State University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	191
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Michigan State also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• General Business/Commerce
• Hospitality Management
• Human Resource Management
• Accounting

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 Michigan 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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.