Business, Management & Marketing at Western Colorado University

If you are interested in studying business, management and marketing, you may want to check out the program at Western Colorado University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and approximately 3,203 students attend the school each year. Of the 386 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Colorado University in 2021, 70 of them were business, management and marketing majors.

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.

Western Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

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

Western Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business, management and marketing progam at Western compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business, management and marketing major at Western 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	479
Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	504
Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	608
Most Focused Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	740
Most Focused Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	765
	788
Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	919
Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	941
Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Schools	989
Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools	1,453

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in business, management and marketing from Western. This makes it the #941 most popular school for business, management and marketing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at Western

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

Western Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 70 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in business, management and marketing from Western in 2021, 77% were men and 23% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business, management and marketing at Western 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 Colorado University with a bachelor's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	54
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Western Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a master's degree in business, management and marketing from Western. About 36% of these graduates were women and the other 64% were men.

Of the students who received a business, management and marketing master's degree from Western, 95% 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 Colorado University with a master's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Western also has a doctoral program available in business, management and marketing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Business, Management & Marketing

Business, Management & Marketing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Colorado University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	85
Accounting	7

Careers That Business, Management & Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in business, management and 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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Customer Service Representatives	48,120	$37,390
Office Clerks	41,290	$40,840
General and Operations Managers	39,200	$131,920
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	38,610	$38,810
Accountants and Auditors	36,290	$82,320

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 Draconrex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.