Business Administration & Management at Washington and Lee University

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

Washington and Lee is located in Lexington, Virginia and approximately 2,183 students attend the school each year. Of the 585 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Washington and Lee University in 2021, 98 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.

Washington and Lee Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration

Washington and Lee Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at Washington and Lee 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 Washington and Lee 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 Schools	20
	50
Most Focused Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	255
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	415
Most Focused Business Administration & Management Schools	620
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools	908
Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools	1,174

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from Washington and Lee Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Washington and Lee is $56,231. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 36% higher than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Washington and Lee

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at Washington and Lee University.

Washington and Lee Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

The business administration program at Washington and Lee awarded 98 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 69% of these degrees went to men with the other 31% going to women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at Washington and Lee 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 Washington and Lee University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	85
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Accounting

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 VA, the home state for Washington and Lee University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
General and Operations Managers	52,440	$142,000
Management Analysts	49,510	$105,700
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	38,820	$61,190
Retail Sales Supervisors	32,140	$47,330
Managers	17,280	$134,500

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 User:BlueGold73 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.