Business Administration & Management at Western Governors University

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

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 147,866 students attend the school each year. Of the 26,612 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Governors University in 2021, 3,061 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.

WGU Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

WGU does offer online education options in business administration for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WGU Business Administration & Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business administration programs across the country. The following shows how WGU performed in these rankings.

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 WGU 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 Schools	2
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools	57
	66
Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	189
	303
Most Focused Business Administration & Management Schools	503

In 2021, 4,830 students received their master’s degree in business administration from WGU. This makes it the #1 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from WGU Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at WGU is $58,705. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 42% higher than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at WGU

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

WGU Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

The business administration program at WGU awarded 3,061 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 49% of these degrees went to men with the other 51% going to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at WGU 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 Governors University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	72
Black or African American	179
Hispanic or Latino	290
White	2,149
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	367

WGU Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

The business administration program at WGU awarded 4,830 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from WGU, 61% 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 Governors University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	180
Black or African American	509
Hispanic or Latino	443
White	2,960
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	735

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

Related Majors

• General Sales & Marketing
• Marketing
• Human Resource Management
• Management Information Systems
• 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 UT, the home state for Western Governors University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
General and Operations Managers	44,760	$82,370
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	14,660	$52,470
Retail Sales Supervisors	9,590	$38,940
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	5,750	$60,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,440	$121,570

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.