Business Administration & Management at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 35,470 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 272 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from UofSC.

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.

UofSC Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

UofSC Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at UofSC 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 UofSC 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 Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	152
	285
Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	563

In 2021, 192 students received their master’s degree in business administration from UofSC. This makes it the #153 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from UofSC Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at UofSC is $43,327. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at UofSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at University of South Carolina - Columbia.

UofSC Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 272 business administration majors earned their bachelor's degree from UofSC. Of these graduates, 45% were men and 55% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at UofSC 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 University of South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	212
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UofSC Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 192 students earned a master's degree in business administration from UofSC. About 32% of these graduates were women and the other 68% were men.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from UofSC, 77% 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 University of South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	148
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UofSC also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Information Systems
• Human Resource Management
• Real Estate
• Business/Managerial Economics

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 University of South Carolina - Columbia.

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 Idibri under License

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