Undergraduate Business, Management & Marketing at Western Carolina University

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at Western. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. At its best it places at #13 out of 49 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Majors in This Field
Bachelor’s Degrees
Graduate Study

Western Undergraduate Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

#835 in the U.S.

#16 in North Carolina

#118 in the Southeast Region

By College Factual’s measure, Western as a strong choice for business, management & marketing, placing at #835 out of 2,327 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	835 of 2,327
Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in North Carolina	16 of 100
Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Southeast Region	118 of 622

Undergraduate Business, Management & Marketing Degrees at Western

The table below lists every degree level offered in business, management & marketing at Western, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	599
Master’s	128
Graduate Certificate	49

Business, Management & Marketing Majors at Western

This business, management & marketing area of study at Western breaks down into these majors. Follow a link for the major’s detailed rankings and outcomes:

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration, Management and Operations	370
Marketing	170
Finance and Financial Management Services	78
Human Resources Management and Services	50
Accounting and Related Services	48
Management Information Systems and Services	35
Hospitality Administration/Management	16
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	9

Western Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Western Carolina University handed out 599 bachelor’s degrees in business, management & marketing.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Western is a solid choice among schools offering business, management & marketing at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #13 out of 49 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	13
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	99
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	584

Salary of Business, Management & Marketing Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$57,289 Bachelor's Median Salary

Business, Management & Marketing graduates with a bachelor’s degree from Western go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $57,289 a year. This is higher than $52,554, the median for all majors at Western.

Student Debt of Business, Management & Marketing Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$23,271 Bachelor's Median Debt

To complete a bachelor’s at Western, business, management & marketing graduates take on a median debt of $23,271 in student loans. This is lower than $24,235, the typical median for all majors at Western.

Student debt for Business, Management & Marketing majors with a bachelor's degree at Western

Western Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$4,630 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$23,271 Average Student Debt

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$1,000	$5,000
Fees	$3,630	$3,630

Read more about Western tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 51% of business, management & marketing bachelor’s degrees went to men and 49% went to women.

The largest share of business, management & marketing bachelor’s degree graduates at Western are White. About 76% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Western Carolina University with a bachelor’s in business, management & marketing.

Ethnic diversity of Business, Management & Marketing majors at Western Carolina University

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	456
Non-Resident Aliens	18
Other Races	33

Graduate Study in Business, Management & Marketing at Western

Graduate study is also available at Western. Here are the graduate award levels offered.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Business, Management & Marketing	128
Graduate Certificate Degrees in Business, Management & Marketing	49

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.