Business Administration & Management at Western Carolina University

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every business administration & management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business administration program at Western Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243.

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.

WCU Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

WCU Business Administration & Management Rankings

The business administration major at WCU 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.

Business Administration Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of business administration bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	210
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

WCU Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

44% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of business administration master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from WCU, 79% 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 Western Carolina University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	41
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Business Administration & Management

If you plan to be a business administration major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	266
Interior Design Management	67

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
General and Operations Managers	54,330	$131,600
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	41,320	$55,560
Retail Sales Supervisors	39,420	$45,990
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	21,290	$61,470
Management Analysts	16,970	$98,730

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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