by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Business Administration and Management. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Business Administration & Management is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in business administration, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at MCLA was ranked #1,121 on College Factual's Best Schools for business administration list. It is also ranked #52 in Massachusetts.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at MCLA paid an average of $416 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $43 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,030 | $9,975 |
| Fees | $10,276 | $10,276 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,913 | $11,913 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,232 | $3,232 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Business Administration students who received their bachelor’s degree at MCLA took out an average of $25,750 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $25,962.
The median early career salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor’s degree from MCLA is $33,993 per year. That is 15% lower than the national average of $40,105.
MCLA does not offer an online option for its business administration bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MCLA Online Learning page.
Women made up around 49.0% of the business administration students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in business administration at MCLA in 2019-2020, 26.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 36 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Business Administration & Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business Administration and Management | 49 |
*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.
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