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Western Kentucky University BBA in Business Administration & Management

234 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$36,668 Average Salary
$26,000 Average Student Debt

Business Administration & Management is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Western Kentucky 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 WKU BBA in Business Administration

#1079 in the U.S
#7 in Kentucky

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 WKU was ranked #1,079 on College Factual's Best Schools for business administration list. It is also ranked #7 in Kentucky.

Here are some of the other rankings for WKU.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income Over $110k)120
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Online Business Administration & Management Schools136
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income Over $110k)139
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management163
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management176
Most Popular Colleges for Business Administration & Management183
Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools189
Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans201
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (With Aid)236
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $75-$110k)243
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (With Aid)279
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $75-$110k)304
Most Popular Associate Degree Online Business Administration & Management Schools364
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $0-$30k)377
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income Over $110k)403
Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income Over $110k)427
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $0-$30k)476
Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans477
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $48-$75k)478
Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools487
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans511
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $75-$110k)512
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (With Aid)528
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $30-$48k)535
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $0-$30k)552
Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans599
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $48-$75k)599
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $48-$75k)606
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management611
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management616
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $30-$48k)617
Highest Paid Associate Degree Business Administration & Management Graduates641
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management653
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management661
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $30-$48k)689
Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management (With Aid)709
Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools710
Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $75-$110k)739
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools792
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management905
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Business Administration & Management Graduates910
Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $0-$30k)957
Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management1,048
Most Focused Colleges for Business Administration & Management1,068
Best Business Administration & Management Schools1,079
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration & Management Graduates1,085
Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $48-$75k)1,117
Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management1,152
Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management1,169
Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $30-$48k)1,202
Highest Paid Business Administration & Management Graduates1,626

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

$10,802 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$26,000 Average Student Debt

WKU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at WKU paid an average of $1,104 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $450 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$10,802$26,496
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$10,044$10,044
On Campus Other Expenses$2,086$2,086

Learn more about WKU tuition and fees.

WKU 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. Business Administration students who received their bachelor’s degree at WKU took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $25,962.

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

$36,668 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor’s degree from WKU is $36,668 per year. That is 9% lower than the national average of $40,105.

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Does WKU Offer an Online BBA in Business Administration?

If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that WKU 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 WKU Online Learning page.

WKU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Business Administration

234 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
47.0% Women
15.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 234 bachelor’s degrees in business administration awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 47.0% of the business administration students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 46.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in business administration at WKU in 2019-2020, 15.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian2
Black or African American19
Hispanic or Latino8
Native American or Alaska Native3
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1
White183
International Students12
Other Races/Ethnicities6

BBA in Business Administration Focus Areas at WKU

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management162
Organizational Leadership72

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to business administration and management.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Accounting71
Business/Managerial Economics12
Entrepreneurial Studies9
Finance & Financial Management75
Hospitality Management33

View All Business Administration & Management Related Majors >

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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