Business Administration & Management at Washington University in St Louis

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

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 20 business administration majors received their bachelor's degree from WUSTL.

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.

WUSTL Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Business Administration (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration
• Doctorate Degree in Business Administration

WUSTL Business Administration & Management Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at WUSTL 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
	19
	24
Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	27
Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	683
Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools	1,315

In 2021, 231 students received their master’s degree in business administration from WUSTL. This makes it the #121 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Business Administration Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 business administration students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WUSTL, about 55% were men and 45% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Washington University in St Louis with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WUSTL Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

The business administration program at WUSTL awarded 231 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 56% of these degrees went to men with the other 44% going to women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from WUSTL, 52% 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 Washington University in St Louis with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	121
International Students	48
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

WUSTL also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Accounting
• Marketing

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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
General and Operations Managers	46,490	$105,280
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	22,150	$57,800
Retail Sales Supervisors	20,910	$43,400
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	13,330	$58,630
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	7,940	$62,440

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 Bachrach44 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.