Business, Management & Marketing at Western Governors University

If you are interested in studying business, management and marketing, you may want to check out the program at Western Governors University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 147,866. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5,838 students received their master's degree in business, management and marketing.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business, Management & Marketing section at the bottom of this page.

WGU Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WGU does offer online courses in business, management and marketing for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WGU Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at WGU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business, management and marketing majors at Western Governors University.

WGU Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

Of the 5,838 business, management and marketing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WGU, about 47% were men and 53% were women.

Of the students who received a business, management and marketing master's degree from WGU, 61% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Governors University with a master's in business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	268
Black or African American	599
Hispanic or Latino	515
White	3,582
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	866

Concentrations Within Business, Management & Marketing

If you plan to be a business, management and marketing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Governors University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	4,830
Management Information Systems	677
Accounting	331

Careers That Business, Management & Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in business, management and marketing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for Western Governors University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Customer Service Representatives	50,830	$33,790
General and Operations Managers	44,760	$82,370
Office Clerks	30,730	$32,950
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	21,190	$34,400
Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives	16,430	$60,750

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.