Business, Management & Marketing at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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.

Northwestern Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Business, Management & Marketing (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Master’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing

Online Classes Are Available at Northwestern

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.

Northwestern does offer online education options in business, management & marketing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Northwestern Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

The business, management & marketing major at Northwestern 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.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in business, management & marketing, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of business, management & marketing bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business, management & marketing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Northwestern Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of business, management & marketing master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	440
Black or African American	114
Hispanic or Latino	190
White	1,199
International Students	793
Other Races/Ethnicities	129

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	1,790
Business Administration & Management	465
Marketing	251
General Business/Commerce	114
Human Resource Management	43
Finance & Financial Management	42
Business/Managerial Economics	8

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 Northwestern University.

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
• Image Credit: By Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.