Business Administration & Management at Western Colorado University

If you are interested in studying business administration and management, 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, 63 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.

Western Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

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

Western Business Administration & Management Rankings

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

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 administration major at Western 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 Focused Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	337
Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	420
Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	541
Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools	988
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools	989

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Western. This makes it the #804 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Business Administration Graduates from Western Make?

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Western is $40,324. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration students.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Western

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

Western Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 63 business administration students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Western, about 78% were men and 22% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration 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 administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Western Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students graduated with a master's degree in business administration from Western. About 64% were men and 36% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration 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 administration.

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 administration. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
General and Operations Managers	39,200	$131,920
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	20,630	$62,600
Retail Sales Supervisors	19,110	$50,850
Management Analysts	10,900	$94,100
Managers	8,940	$138,490

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.