Business Administration
Prepare for an exciting career as a problem-solver and decision-maker who can identify opportunities for business
Overview
Get ready to be a problem-solver, decision-maker and leader who can identify opportunities to evaluate the success of any organization.
Our business administration degree provides you with broad business skills in accounting and quantitative methods, an understanding of the legal and social environment of business, and a background in management and organizational behavior, marketing, finance, and operations management.
A business administration degree is the starting point for many careers in business, and it opens any number of doors to entry-level business jobs. But we'll help you go a step further. Our degree options will prepare you for a career in high-demand job sectors like digital marketing, supply chain, entrepreneurship or merchandising management.
What you’ll learn
An entrepreneurial perspective. Students will identify, assess, and shape entrepreneurial opportunities in a variety of contexts.
Professional communication and behavioral skills. Students will demonstrate effective communication and professional behavioral skills in business settings.
An ethical and social responsibility perspective. Students will understand business ethics and issues of social responsibility.
Analytical and problem solving skills. Students will demonstrate problem solving skills supported by appropriate analytical and quantitative techniques.
A broad knowledge of the functional areas of business and an understanding of the diverse contexts of business.
degrees and areas of focus
of classes have fewer than 50 students
companies recruit our students each year
Options
Once you enroll in the business administration program, you can select an area of focus from the following options:
Business administration opportunities
Study abroad
Sydney, Australia: University of Technology Sydney
Vienna, Austria: Vienna University of Economics & Business
Santiago, Chile: Universidad de Chile, Facultad Economia y Negocios
Scholarships
Joe D Lewis Scholarship
Foodguys Values Business Scholarship
Helen Mae Cropsey Memorial Scholarship
Glenn L Jackson Memorial Scholarship
Ways to attend
We offer degrees and programs in the modalities that work for you and your schedule.
Attend classes in Austin Hall, the $50 million, 100,000-square-foot building with five research centers, a marketing research suite, 10 classrooms, 23 computer- and teleconference-equipped project rooms, a 250-seat auditorium, a café and faculty offices.
Study from anywhere and earn one of our 100% online, fully AACSB-accredited business degrees. Nationally top-ranked for online learning, our classes are taught by business faculty who are known for research excellence and industry experience.
Attend classes in beautiful eastern Oregon at OSU-Cascades. Located in Bend, the growing city is known for sustainability, start-ups and innovation, yet it's surrounded by 2.5 million acres of national forests, snow-capped mountains and public lands.
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