by our College Data Analytics TeamBusiness Administration & Management is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Western Illinois University. 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, and more.
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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 WIU was ranked #761 on College Factual's Best Schools for business administration list. It is also ranked #30 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for WIU.
Part-time undergraduates at WIU paid an average of $290 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,712 | $8,712 |
| Fees | $4,392 | $4,392 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,800 | $9,800 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,230 | $2,230 |
Learn more about WIU tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Business Administration students who received their bachelor’s degree at WIU took out an average of $24,405 in student loans. That is 6% lower than the national average of $25,962.
The median early career salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor’s degree from WIU is $44,170 per year. That is 10% higher than the national average of $40,105.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that WIU offers online option in its business administration bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WIU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 31.3% of the business administration students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 46.9%.
Around 23.8% of business administration bachelor’s degree recipients at WIU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 60 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Business Administration & Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business Administration and Management | 41 |
| Supply Chain Management | 39 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to business administration and management.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 45 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 4 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 17 |
| Hospitality Management | 8 |
| Human Resource Management | 29 |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
