Business, Management & Marketing at Western Washington University

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

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 487 students received a bachelor's degree in business, management and marketing from WWU.

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.

WWU Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

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

WWU Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

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

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, management and marketing major at WWU 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
Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	233
Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	832
Most Focused Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	1,227

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in business, management and marketing from WWU. This makes it the #864 most popular school for business, management and marketing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 487 business, management and marketing majors earned their bachelor's degree from WWU. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business, management and marketing at WWU 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	38
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	339
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	43

WWU Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

The business, management and marketing program at WWU awarded 28 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 39% of these degrees went to men with the other 61% going to women.

Of the students who received a business, management and marketing master's degree from WWU, 68% 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 Washington University with a master's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WWU 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

If you plan to be a business, management and marketing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	184
Marketing	108
Accounting	80
Management Information Systems	55
Finance & Financial Management	46
International Business	42

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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Office Clerks	73,370	$40,260
Customer Service Representatives	58,300	$40,820
General and Operations Managers	47,770	$124,810
Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives	34,270	$75,100
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	33,950	$43,260

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.