Business Administration & Management at Western Illinois University

If you plan to study business administration and management, 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 approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from WIU.

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.

WIU Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WIU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WIU offers distance education options for business administration at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WIU Business Administration & Management Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at WIU 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 Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
	151
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	193
Most Focused Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools	222

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in business administration from WIU. This makes it the #589 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from WIU Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at WIU is $46,347. This is 12% higher than $41,334, which is the national average for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 68 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration & Management from WIU in 2020-2021, 53% were men and 47% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration 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 administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	41
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WIU Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students graduated with a master's degree in business administration from WIU. About 59% were men and 41% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from WIU, 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 Illinois University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	25
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• Hospitality Management
• Construction Management
• Human Resource Management

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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	40,540	$59,170
Management Analysts	39,780	$95,110
Retail Sales Supervisors	38,510	$42,880
Sales Managers	24,800	$131,400

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.