Bachelor in Business Administration
Fayette, USA
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
5 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus, Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: UIU’s Bachelor of Science in Business Administration offers seven emphases, including entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, human resource management, health services administration, and sport administration. Learn from faculty with real-world experience and get hands-on practice to build leadership, collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and decision-making skills. The programme supports flexible delivery, including online study, from a historic institution founded in 1857.
Career Outcomes: A B.S. in Business Administration prepares you for roles across industries. Common paths include Entrepreneurs, Market Research Analysts, Office Administrators, Marketing Managers, Procurement Officers, Human Resources Managers, Digital Marketing Specialists, Sports Operations Managers, Franchising Managers, Training and Development Specialists.
The UIU Advantage
Seeking a career in the wide world of business? UIU’s Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree gives you seven emphases to pick from, and you will leave UIU with the foundation of knowledge, hands-on experience, and confidence you need for success. Our expert faculty help you understand the world of business and help you strengthen the leadership, collaboration, communication, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills you need to conquer it.
Why Business Administration at UIU?
- Learn from faculty who have real-world experience and are experts in the fields they teach; enjoy the support of helpful, caring staff who are there for you from start to finish.
- Build your own emphasis with courses specific to your career goals.
Areas of Emphasis
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- General Business
- Health Services Administration
- Human Resource Management
- Marketing
- Sport Administration
UIU’s business administration program covers a broad range of courses to educate students in business law, financial management, ethics and management. You’ll take core business administration courses in:
- New Venture Creation
- Human Resource Management
- Production and Operations Management
- And more courses specific to chosen focus areas
Business Administration Skills
Students graduate from Upper Iowa University with knowledge far beyond just tracking the costs and daily operations of a business. Although students will have the choice to hone their studies into one of the seven focus areas, all UIU business administration students will graduate with strong:
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Public relations and relationship management
- Leadership skills
- Business acumen
- Coaching ability and decision making skills
- Iinformatics and technical proficiencies
- Understanding of how to start a business
Students may also take elective courses to pursue minor studies that are very complementary of their degree. Some of these complementary minors to a business degree include:
- Marketing
- Economics
- Graphic Design
- Psychology
Many graduates also go on to pursue their master or doctoral degrees in programs such as UIU’s MBA program.
Careers in Business Administration
A degree in business administration will allow you to pursue job opportunities in nearly any industry. From marketing departments, to finance and business development, a bachelor’s in business administration will position you for success in whichever business career path you choose.
Graduates have gone on to pursue successful careers as:
- Entrepreneurs
- Market Research Analysts
- Business strategists
- Office Administrators
- Marketing Managers
- Procurement Officers
- Digital Marketing Specialists
- Human Resources Managers
- Sports Operations Managers
- Municipal Managers
- Franchising Managers
- Training and Development Specialists
Business Administration Salary Information
The salary potential of a degree in business administration will range depending on where you are at in your career, your specific role and general cost of living in your area. Since bachelor’s degrees are so versatile and sought by all companies, you could find yourself working in large hospitals and corporations, to local businesses or smaller startups.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2020, the median salary for business and financial occupations was $72,250. Entry-level jobs typically offer much lower compensation without a master’s degree and may start closer to $30-$40,000 depending on your first role. However, earning potential quickly increases with performance reviews and tenure, with some management positions earning well into 6-figure salaries after just a few years. [1]
Benefits of a Business Administration Degree
Aside from salary potential within this career field, a degree in business can land you careers in multiple industries and almost any company, so the overall field is viewed as stable and growing. According to the BLS, employment in the business and financial sector projected to grow by 8 percent between 2020 and 2030. [1]
With a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration degree you’ll also graduate with a strong understanding of business operations that can be leveraged to start personal ventures or create secondary income streams. Having a solid foundation of business operations and marketing, you’ll be able to grow and manage your own business endeavors.
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