Business, Management & Marketing at Pacific Lutheran University

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

PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,907. Of the 604 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pacific Lutheran University in 2021, 65 of them were business, management and marketing majors.

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.

PLU Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Master’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing

PLU Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business, management and marketing progam at PLU 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, management and marketing major at PLU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools	430
Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	754
Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	929
Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	973
Most Focused Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,243
Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools	1,369

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in business, management and marketing from PLU. This makes it the #754 most popular school for business, management and marketing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at PLU

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

PLU Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 65 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Business, Management & Marketing from PLU in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business, management and marketing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	31
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

PLU Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students graduated with a master's degree in business, management and marketing from PLU. About 58% were men and 42% were women.

In the business, management and marketing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

PLU also has a doctoral program available in business, management and marketing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Business, Management & Marketing

The following business, management and marketing concentations are available at Pacific Lutheran University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pacific Lutheran University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	95
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	8

Careers That Business, Management & Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in business, management and 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 WA, the home state for Pacific Lutheran University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Office Clerks	73,370	$40,260
Customer Service Representatives	58,300	$40,820
General and Operations Managers	47,770	$124,810
Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives	34,270	$75,100
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	33,950	$43,260

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.