Business Administration & Management at Western Kentucky University

Every business administration and management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business administration program at Western Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 202 students received their master's degree in business administration.

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

WKU Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

Online Classes Are Available at WKU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WKU does offer online courses in business administration for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WKU Business Administration & Management Rankings

Business Administration Student Demographics at WKU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at Western Kentucky University.

WKU Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 202 students graduated with a master's degree in business administration from WKU. About 62% were men and 38% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from WKU, 78% 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 Kentucky University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	158
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Related Majors

• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• Accounting

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
General and Operations Managers	30,240	$89,750
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	20,930	$50,800
Retail Sales Supervisors	17,020	$38,060
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	12,060	$61,760
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	7,310	$63,290

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 OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.