Business Administration & Management at Southern Wesleyan University

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

SWU is located in Central, South Carolina and has a total student population of 1,345. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 87 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from SWU.

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.

SWU Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SWU

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.

SWU 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

SWU Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at SWU 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 SWU 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 Popular Online Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	185
Most Focused Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	185
Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools	189
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	296
Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	388
Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	427
Most Focused Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	451
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	462
Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	617
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	818
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools	846
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	1,127

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in business administration from SWU. This makes it the #818 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.

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from SWU Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at SWU is $42,512. This is 3% higher than $41,334, which is the national average for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at SWU

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

SWU Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 87 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration & Management from SWU in 2020-2021, 39% were men and 61% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at SWU 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 Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	59
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SWU Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a master's degree in business administration from SWU. About 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from SWU, 62% 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 Wesleyan University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management

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 SC, the home state for Southern Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
General and Operations Managers	32,520	$101,400
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	25,410	$52,690
Retail Sales Supervisors	22,750	$40,790
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	13,160	$66,870
Management Analysts	8,270	$75,230

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 Robert Thall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.