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 Western Carolina 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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Gain supervisory and managerial expertise you can use throughout your career at Southern New Hampshire University. Our business degree program focuses on developing skilled professionals who can apply proven leadership skills in a variety of roles.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at WCU was ranked #980 on College Factual's Best Schools for business administration list. It is also ranked #22 in North Carolina.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at WCU paid an average of $332 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $173 per credit hour. 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 | $3,285 | $3,285 |
| Books and Supplies | $616 | $616 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,954 | $10,954 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,019 | $3,019 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at WCU in Business Administration walked away with an average of $22,490 in student debt. That is 13% lower than the national average of $25,962.
business administration who receive their bachelor’s degree from WCU make an average of $33,490 a year during the early days of their career. That is 16% lower than the national average of $40,105.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. WCU does offer online classes in its business administration bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WCU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 51.0% 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 WCU in 2019-2020, 16.8% 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 | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 4 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 157 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
Business Administration & Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business Administration and Management | 196 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to business administration and management.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 43 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 15 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 63 |
| Hospitality Management | 39 |
| Management Information Systems | 42 |
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*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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