Business Administration & Management at National Louis 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 National Louis University stacks up to those at other schools.

NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 7,402 students attend the school each year. Of the 764 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from National Louis University in 2021, 63 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.

NLU 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 NLU

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, NLU does offer online courses in business administration for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

NLU Business Administration & Management Rankings

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

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 administration major at NLU 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 Focused Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	68
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	84
Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	131
Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools	236
	439
Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools	442
	655
Best Business Administration & Management Schools	757
Most Focused Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,154

In 2021, 47 students received their master’s degree in business administration from NLU. This makes it the #546 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #85 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Business Administration Student Demographics at NLU

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

NLU Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

The business administration program at NLU awarded 63 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business administration bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from National Louis University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NLU Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

Of the 47 students who earned a master's degree in Business Administration & Management from NLU in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

In the business administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from National Louis University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NLU also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• General Business/Commerce
• Human Resource Management
• Hospitality Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

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 IL, the home state for National Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	40,540	$59,170
Management Analysts	39,780	$95,110
Retail Sales Supervisors	38,510	$42,880
Sales Managers	24,800	$131,400

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 TonyTheTiger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.