General Business Administration and Management at Northwood University

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

Northwood is located in Midland, Michigan and has a total student population of 3,177. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 430 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Northwood.

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

Northwood General Business Administration and Management Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Business Administration
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

Online Classes Are Available at Northwood

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, Northwood does offer online courses in business administration for the following degree levels:

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

Northwood General Business Administration and Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business administration programs across the country. The following shows how Northwood performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at Northwood is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Business Administration and Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Popular Online General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Most Focused General Business Administration and Management Schools	39
Most Popular General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Best General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
Most Focused General Business Administration and Management Master’s Degree Schools	107
Most Popular General Business Administration and Management Master’s Degree Schools	169
Most Popular Online General Business Administration and Management Associate’s Degree Schools	227
Best General Business Administration and Management Master’s Degree Schools	353
Most Focused General Business Administration and Management Associate’s Degree Schools	625

In 2019, 169 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Northwood. This makes it the #169 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Northwood

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

Northwood General Business Administration and Management Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of business administration associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Northwood does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in business administration graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwood University with a associate's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Northwood General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 430 business administration students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from Northwood, about 43% were men and 57% were women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at Northwood are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwood University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	263
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	74

Northwood General Business Administration and Management Master’s Program

Of the 169 students who graduated with a master’s in business administration from Northwood in 2019, 56% were men and 44% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwood University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	64
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	60

Northwood also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Supply Chain Management
• Interior Design Management
• Organizational Leadership

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 MI, the home state for Northwood University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Management Analysts	14,770	$92,130
Industrial Production Managers	13,110	$118,760
Sales Managers	8,640	$142,340
Administrative Services Managers	7,890	$95,810

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.