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

Northwood is located in Midland, Michigan and approximately 2,541 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 389 business administration majors received their bachelor's degree from Northwood.

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.

Northwood Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Northwood

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.

Northwood does offer online education options in business administration for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Northwood Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at Northwood 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 Northwood 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools	36
Most Focused Business Administration & Management Schools	44
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	67
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92
Most Focused Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	120
Best Business Administration & Management Schools	139
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	185
	193
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	209
Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	269
	279
Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	317
	443
	476
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	541
Most Focused Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	674
Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	894

In 2021, 141 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Northwood. This makes it the #210 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #186 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Northwood Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northwood is $47,048. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Northwood

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

Northwood Business Administration & Management Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of business administration associate's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

Northwood does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in business administration graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Northwood Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 389 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from Northwood. About 48% were men and 52% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at Northwood 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 Northwood University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	256
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

Northwood Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of business administration master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from Northwood, 69% 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 Northwood University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	97
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Northwood also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Insurance
• Hospitality Management
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• International Business

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 Northwood 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.