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Business Administration & Management at San Diego State University

If you are interested in studying business administration and management, you may want to check out the program at San Diego State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,719 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University in 2021, 1,770 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.

SDSU Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

SDSU Business Administration & Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business administration programs across the country. The following shows how SDSU 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 administration major at SDSU 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
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools 405
830

In 2021, 133 students received their master’s degree in business administration from SDSU. This makes it the #221 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SDSU Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at SDSU is $38,950. This is less than $41,334, which is the national average of all business administration majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Business Administration Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,770 business administration majors earned their bachelor's degree from SDSU. Of these graduates, 55% were men and 45% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in business administration.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 245
Black or African American 50
Hispanic or Latino 452
White 730
International Students 113
Other Races/Ethnicities 180

SDSU Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

43% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 133 students who earned a master's degree in Business Administration & Management from SDSU in 2020-2021, 57% were men and 43% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 61
International Students 27
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

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

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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers 249,800 $137,640
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 166,870 $62,560
Retail Sales Supervisors 118,190 $45,310
Management Analysts 104,020 $95,310
Sales Managers 76,950 $134,010

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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