Business Administration & Management at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

What traits are you looking for in a business administration school? To help you decide if Southern Illinois University Carbondale is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's business administration program.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from SIUC.

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.

SIUC Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SIUC

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SIUC Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at SIUC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at SIUC 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 Master’s Degree Schools	1,058

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in business administration from SIUC. This makes it the #753 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #149 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of SIUC Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at SIUC is $42,679. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 business administration students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SIUC, about 38% were men and 62% were women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SIUC Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 business administration majors earned their master's degree from SIUC. Of these graduates, 58% were men and 42% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from SIUC, 65% 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SIUC also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Hospitality Management
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	40,540	$59,170
Management Analysts	39,780	$95,110
Retail Sales Supervisors	38,510	$42,880
Sales Managers	24,800	$131,400

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 Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.