Business Administration BS
New York, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2025
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
Have you ever dreamed about starting your own company, managing operations for a global corporation, or finding other ways to use your talent in the business world? Whether you want to work for a startup, small business, Fortune 500 company, nonprofit, or government organization, a business administration degree gives you the skills and experience you need to get hired and ethically contribute. If you are looking for a major you can use in nearly any business setting around the globe; this is the program for you.
What will I learn?
Marketing. Finance. Operations. Management. Technology. Data analytics. Organizational behavior. As a business administration major, you’ll learn about all of the key pieces involved in starting, running, and growing a business, like the ability to communicate, think critically, solve problems, and lead teams. Classes often include real-world case studies that bring the business world to life and challenge you to think about what you would do in similar circumstances. Choosing a specific business concentration (or two) will let you dive in and focus on one area, typically with a series of upper-level courses in your junior and senior years.
At the UB School of Management, you can choose from a range of concentrations, including:
- Data analytics: apply advanced methods and models to business challenges as you learn to analyze, manipulate, and draw inferences from large data sets.
- Entrepreneurship: learn how to think creatively, start a small business, and use your entrepreneurial skills within a larger organization.
- Financial analysis: gain a deeper understanding of financial issues as you prepare financial statements, analyze cash flow, and study risk versus return for capital investments.
- Human resources management: study effective leadership and motivational practices for recruiting, developing, and retaining people within an organization.
- International business: get a global perspective on economics, trade, corporate cultures, marketing across borders, managing international finances, and other key topics.
- Management information systems: solve business problems using technology such as databases, network devices, cloud technologies, computer-based systems, and programming languages.
- Marketing: prepare for a career in sales or marketing as you learn about creating and overseeing marketing programs, including consumer behavior, digital marketing, brand management, and other topics.
- Operations and supply chain management: study strategic quality management, optimum supply chain configurations, modern project management, and other concepts that give organizations an advantage.
What can I do outside of class?
From Silicon Valley to UB’s Student Union, you’ll find plenty of places where you can learn, grow, and make friends.
- Student groups: UB has many business-focused groups where you can compete, meet other students, and give back to the community.
- Internships and experiential learning: Our interns have developed programs for Goodwill, worked for Under Armour, and learned from experts nationwide through research and case competitions.
- Study abroad: Whether you want to work for a global company or you just love to travel, consider studying abroad.
- UB's Blackstone Launchpad: Our entrepreneurship hub offers programs, support, and connections.
Career Opportunities
It's simple, really. This degree gives you an incredible amount of freedom as you choose where to start—and grow—your career. For inspiration, just look at our alumni, whose careers have included:
- Startup founder
- Assistant vice president at M&T Bank
- Social media influencer partnering with Google and others
- Chief human resources officer for 50,000+ employees
- Vice president of a 100-year-old hardware store
- Founding partner of a law firm
- Manager of Boeing’s Phantom Works program
- Co-founder of a virtual reality company
- CEO of Xerox
- Owner of a dessert studio
- Supply and demand manager for Coca-Cola
- CEO of Cholula hot sauce
- Advisor to the Federal Communications Commission
- Manager of a $5 billion real estate portfolio
Of course, you can also go on to get an MBA, either as part of a combined BS/MBA program, directly after you graduate or later in your career.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Financial aid includes grants, scholarships, work-study and loans, and is provided through many different agencies including federal and state governments as well as individual departments at UB.
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) and Scholarships
- I Applied, What’s Next?
- Special and Unusual Circumstances
You must meet the following basic criteria to be eligible for federal financial aid:
General Eligibility Requirements
- Demonstrate financial need (for most programs);
- Be a U.S. Citizen or Eligible Non-Citizen;
- Have a valid Social Security number unless you are from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau;
- Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment (matriculated) as a regular student in an eligible degree or certificate program;
- Be enrolled at least half-time (6 credit hours) to be eligible for Direct Loan program funds and at in at least 3 credit hours for Pell Grant funds (repeated coursework may not be counted in enrollment in some instances);
- Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) as defined by the University at Buffalo;
- Sign a certifying statement on the FAFSA stating that:
- You are not in default on a federal student loan and do not owe a refund on a federal grant and
- You will use federal student aid only for educational purposes;
- Show you are qualified to obtain a college education by:
- Having a high school diploma or a recognized equivalent such as a General Educational Development (GED) certificate;
- Completing a high school education in a homeschool setting approved under state law; OR
- Enrolling in an eligible career pathway program and meeting one of the “ability-to-benefit” alternatives; AND
- Not be in default on a on a Federal Student Aid loan.
Citizenship Verification
Students who indicate that they are U.S. Citizens or Eligible Non-Citizens on the FAFSA who cannot have their citizenship status confirmed through the FAFSA application process will be required to complete the UB Citizenship Verification process.
To complete the verification, you will need to complete the Citizenship Verification form and present the original documentation proving your citizenship status as listed on the form to our office.
Students completing this process should also contact the Social Security Administration to update its database to avoid this requirement in the future.
High School Transcript or Equivalent Verification
For federal financial aid, you must provide one of the following if you are a first-time student or a transfer student with less than 24 earned credit hours:
- Having a high school diploma or a recognized equivalent such as a General Educational Development (GED) certificate;
- Completing a high school education in a home school setting approved under state law; OR
- Enrolling in an eligible career pathway program and meeting one of the ability-to-benefit alternatives.
If your final high school transcript is not on file with the Office of Admissions on the first day of classes of your first term, the processing of your awards may be delayed.
For all New York State financial aid awards, a final official high school transcript from a U.S. high school, or an equivalent recognized by New York State, must be on file at UB by the first day of classes of the term to which the award is to be applied. Failure to meet this deadline will result in an ineligible status for that term. Eligibility may be regained in subsequent terms once the transcript is received.
Dependency Status
For purposes of Financial Aid, all students are considered either Dependent or Independent. Dependent students are required to provide parent information on their FAFSA. Not living with parents or not being claimed by them on tax forms does not make you an independent student.
Unusual Enrollment History
If you have enrolled in and received federal financial aid at multiple institutions over the last 4 years, UB may request official transcripts from those institutions.
Renewed Eligibility After a Total and Permanent Disability Discharge
If you have applied for or have received a Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) discharge of your federal student loans or TEACH Grant service obligation, you will not be eligible to receive a new Direct Loan, Perkins Loan, or TEACH Grant in the future unless:
- You obtain a certification from a physician that you are able to engage in substantial gainful activity; and
- You sign a statement acknowledging that the new loan or TEACH Grant service obligation cannot be discharged in the future on the basis of any injury or illness present at the time the new loan or TEACH Grant is made, unless your condition substantially deteriorates so that you are again totally and permanently disabled.
In addition, if you are approved for TPD discharge based on SSA documentation or a physician’s certification, and you request a new Direct Loan, Perkins Loan, or TEACH Grant during your 3-year post discharge monitoring period, you must resume repayment on the previously discharged loans or acknowledge that you are once again subject to the terms of your TEACH Grant service obligation before you can receive the new loan or TEACH Grant.