Business Administration Schools

There are 2,945 accredited business administration schools in the country. As a professor or instructor of business administration classes at one of these schools, you play a necessary role in shaping the future of this growing field. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in business administration, which encompasses business administration training at the following levels:

  • Business Administration Certificate
  • Associates degree in Business Administration
  • Bachelors degree in Business Administration
  • Masters degree in Business Administration
  • PhD degree in Business Administration

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Business administration professionals

2,092,650 2,123,070 2,181,340 2,168,500 2,169,210
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Dark Yellow: Actual Values

In 2010, 2,169,210 business administration professionals were working in the US. Over the course of the past 4 years, this number has grown by 4%.

This growth is faster than the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010, which was 1%. By 2018 this trend is expected to slow down.

National Salary percentiles for Business administration professionals

10th percentile		 $44,397
25th percentile		 $59,363
50th percentile		 $82,213
75th percentile		 $114,937
90th percentile		 $147,661

Business administration professionals in the US earned a median salary of $82,213 per year in 2010. The median yearly salary for business administration professionals in the US was 39% more than that for all professions, which was $68,155 per year.

National Median Salary Growth For Business Administration

$73,170 $76,697 $79,413 $80,613 $82,213
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Salaries

Business administration professionals' salaries have seen a 12% growth from the year 2006 to the year 2010.

Educational Trends

National Business Administration Student enrollment growth by degree

45,075 49,165 54,103 59,997 49,120
135,195 141,129 143,480 148,604 142,891
858 922 994 1,286 1,339
89,803 94,483 101,758 112,084 107,668
11,367 11,669 12,341 13,571 12,184
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Yellow: Associate's Degree in Business Administration
  • Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
  • Red: Doctorates Degree in Business Administration
  • Light blue: Master's Degree in Business Administration
  • Grey: Certificate in Business Administration

We are seeing a rapid change in the career outlook for business administration professionals. However, the story on the educational front is quite different. In 2006, 282,298 students graduated from business administration degree programs in the US. In 2010, 313,202 students graduated from business administration schools.

This represents a 11% change in 4 years. This growth in the number of students graduating from business administration courses is less than the 12% growth nationally for students graduating from institutions of higher learning in general.

Business Administration Programs offered Nationwide

associate		 1,612
bachelor		 1,899
master		 1,265
doctor		 123
Certificate		 961
Total5,860

The number of schools offering business administration programs has decreased. In the year 2006, there were 32 business administration schools in the US. And in the year 2010, there were 2945 schools.

Business Administration Faculty Salaries

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States

  1. Business Administration Schools in California259 Schools
  2. Business Administration Schools in New York160 Schools
  3. Business Administration Schools in Texas157 Schools
  4. Business Administration Schools in Pennsylvania153 Schools
  5. Business Administration Schools in Florida148 Schools
  6. Business Administration Schools in Ohio135 Schools
  7. Business Administration Schools in North Carolina115 Schools
  8. Business Administration Schools in Illinois108 Schools
  9. Business Administration Schools in Michigan90 Schools
  10. Business Administration Schools in Georgia87 Schools
  11. Business Administration Schools in Virginia86 Schools
  12. Business Administration Schools in Minnesota82 Schools
  13. Business Administration Schools in Indiana79 Schools
  14. Business Administration Schools in Missouri74 Schools
  15. Business Administration Schools in Tennessee72 Schools
  16. Business Administration Schools in Wisconsin68 Schools
  17. Business Administration Schools in Massachusetts68 Schools
  18. Business Administration Schools in Washington State58 Schools
  19. Business Administration Schools in Kentucky54 Schools
  20. Business Administration Schools in Alabama53 Schools
  21. Business Administration Schools in New Jersey50 Schools
  22. Business Administration Schools in South Carolina50 Schools
  23. Business Administration Schools in Kansas49 Schools
  24. Business Administration Schools in Oklahoma49 Schools
  25. Business Administration Schools in Arizona47 Schools
  26. Business Administration Schools in Iowa46 Schools
  27. Business Administration Schools in Colorado44 Schools
  28. Business Administration Schools in Maryland42 Schools
  29. Business Administration Schools in Louisiana37 Schools
  30. Business Administration Schools in Oregon36 Schools
  31. Business Administration Schools in West Virginia33 Schools
  32. Business Administration Schools in Arkansas33 Schools
  33. Business Administration Schools in Utah32 Schools
  34. Business Administration Schools in New Mexico30 Schools
  35. Business Administration Schools in Nebraska29 Schools
  36. Business Administration Schools in Mississippi25 Schools
  37. Business Administration Schools in Connecticut22 Schools
  38. Business Administration Schools in New Hampshire20 Schools
  39. Business Administration Schools in North Dakota17 Schools
  40. Business Administration Schools in South Dakota17 Schools
  41. Business Administration Schools in Montana16 Schools
  42. Business Administration Schools in Maine16 Schools
  43. Business Administration Schools in Nevada15 Schools
  44. Business Administration Schools in Vermont13 Schools
  45. Business Administration Schools in Idaho12 Schools
  46. Business Administration Schools in Washington DC12 Schools
  47. Business Administration Schools in Hawaii11 Schools
  48. Business Administration Schools in Delaware10 Schools
  49. Business Administration Schools in Wyoming9 Schools
  50. Business Administration Schools in Rhode Island9 Schools
  51. Business Administration Schools in Alaska7 Schools

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