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Pacific Lutheran University BBA in Business Administration & Management

97 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$43,922 Average Salary
$23,500 Average Student Debt

The 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 Pacific Lutheran University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in business administration, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the PLU BBA in Business Administration

#375 in the U.S
#8 in Washington

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 PLU was ranked #375 on College Factual's Best Schools for business administration list. It is also ranked #8 in Washington.

Here are some of the other rankings for PLU.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans156
Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans165
Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans178
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools264
Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools331
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $0-$30k)359
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $30-$48k)361
Best Business Administration & Management Schools375
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $30-$48k)407
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $0-$30k)408
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management416
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management464
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $48-$75k)496
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Business Administration & Management Graduates525
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration & Management Graduates546
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income Over $110k)577
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $48-$75k)587
Most Focused Colleges for Business Administration & Management659
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management659
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (With Aid)662
Most Popular Colleges for Business Administration & Management680
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income Over $110k)686
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management699
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $75-$110k)704
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (With Aid)811
Highest Paid Business Administration & Management Graduates812
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management831
Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $0-$30k)856
Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $30-$48k)865
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $75-$110k)895
Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $48-$75k)1,076
Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income Over $110k)1,122
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management1,154
Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management (With Aid)1,336
Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $75-$110k)1,399
Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management1,733

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from PLU Cost?

$46,200 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$23,500 Average Student Debt

PLU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at PLU paid an average of $1,420 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$45,440$45,440
Fees$760$760
Books and Supplies$930$930
On Campus Room and Board$11,150$11,150
On Campus Other Expenses$2,880$2,880

Learn more about PLU tuition and fees.

PLU Business Administration BBA Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at PLU in Business Administration walked away with an average of $23,500 in student debt. That is 9% lower than the national average of $25,962.

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How Much Can You Make With a BBA in Business Administration From PLU?

$43,922 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor’s degree from PLU is $43,922 per year. That is 10% higher than the national average of $40,105.

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Does PLU Offer an Online BBA in Business Administration?

PLU 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 PLU Online Learning page.

PLU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Business Administration

97 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
44.3% Women
30.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 97 bachelor’s degrees in business administration awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 44.3% of the students who received their BBA in business administration in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 46.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in business administration at PLU in 2019-2020, 30.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian7
Black or African American2
Hispanic or Latino7
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1
White54
International Students12
Other Races/Ethnicities13

BBA in Business Administration Focus Areas at PLU

Business Administration & Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management97

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.

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