Business, Management & Marketing at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year.

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.

WIU Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Master’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing

Online Classes Are Available at WIU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

WIU does offer online education options in business, management & marketing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WIU Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of business, management & marketing master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

Of the students who received a business, management & marketing master's degree from WIU, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	51
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Business, Management & Marketing

The following business, management & marketing concentations are available at Western Illinois University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	44
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	21
Accounting	18

Careers That Business, Management & Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in business, management & 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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Office Clerks	165,970	$37,220
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Customer Service Representatives	120,270	$37,840
Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives	70,300	$68,510
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	67,780	$37,930

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
• Image Credit: By IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.