Business, Management & Marketing at Samford University

Every business, management and marketing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business, management and marketing program at Samford University stacks up to those at other schools.

Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 5,729 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 216 students received a bachelor's degree in business, management and marketing from Samford.

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.

Samford Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Samford

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

Samford Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business, management and marketing programs across the country. The following shows how Samford performed in these rankings.

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 Samford 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
Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	221
	738
Most Focused Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	898
Most Focused Business, Management & Marketing Schools	1,291

In 2021, 59 students received their master’s degree in business, management and marketing from Samford. This makes it the #619 most popular school for business, management and marketing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at Samford

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

Samford Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 216 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Business, Management & Marketing from Samford in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business, management and marketing at Samford 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 Samford University with a bachelor's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	192
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Samford Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

The business, management and marketing program at Samford awarded 59 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 59% of these degrees went to men with the other 41% going to women.

Of the students who received a business, management and marketing master's degree from Samford, 80% 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 Samford University with a master's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	47
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Samford 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

Business, Management & Marketing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Samford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	92
Accounting	60
Marketing	56
Finance & Financial Management	44
Business/Managerial Economics	15
Entrepreneurial Studies	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 AL, the home state for Samford University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	46,100	$35,670
Customer Service Representatives	34,750	$33,580
Office Clerks	29,780	$25,800
General and Operations Managers	28,600	$118,440
Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives	22,480	$64,510

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 Sweetmoose6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.