Business, Management & Marketing at Western Illinois University

If you plan to study business, management & marketing, take a look at what Western Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,490.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business, Management & Marketing section at the bottom of this page.

WIU Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Master’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing

Online Classes Are Available at WIU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WIU does offer online courses in business, management & marketing for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WIU Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

The business, management & marketing major at WIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business, Management & Marketing. 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, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at WIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business, management & marketing majors at Western Illinois University.

WIU Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of business, management & marketing bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business, management & marketing at WIU 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 Illinois University with a bachelor's in business, management & marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	97
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

WIU Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of business, management & marketing master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

Of the students who received a business, management & marketing master's degree from WIU, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Illinois University with a master's in business, management & marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	51
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Business, Management & Marketing

If you plan to be a business, management & marketing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	112
Accounting	66
Finance & Financial Management	24
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	23
Marketing	22
Human Resource Management	15
Construction Management	11
Hospitality Management	7
Business/Managerial Economics	6
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	6

Careers That Business, Management & Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in business, management & marketing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Office Clerks	165,970	$37,220
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Customer Service Representatives	120,270	$37,840
Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives	70,300	$68,510
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	67,780	$37,930

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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.