Reach your potential as a student in our bachelor’s in business administration degree program.
As companies strive to lower costs and boost innovation, demand for business administration degree graduates is growing.1 The BS in Business Administration program equips you with highly marketable skills, preparing you for key roles across all types and sizes of organizations. Earn a degree that today’s employers value—and start writing your own success story.
Walden’s BS in Business Administration program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Among other benefits, ACBSP accreditation signifies that the program meets standards of quality endorsed by businesses, government, and other organizations.
Our BS in Business Administration program features a sequence of five courses designed to lead to a certificate in data science. After completing the courses, totaling 25 credits, you can apply for the certificate—a valuable credential that attests to specialized knowledge and skills you can apply immediately in your workplace. Ask your Enrollment Advisor for more information.
Our online BS in Business Administration program helps prepare its graduates to:
In the era of informed business decision-making, data reigns. Our BS in Business Administration program features a Data Science concentration composed of courses developed in collaboration with IBM—a global leader in innovation and technology. Walden is proud to be the first online U.S. university to partner with IBM to offer these data science courses.
Demand for business administration degree holders is high—and growing. In 2018 alone, there were 998,716 job postings available nationwide for BS in Business Administration graduates, a substantial increase from 799,841 postings in 2017.1 Earning your undergraduate business degree from Walden can prepare you with career skills that employers value.
A BS in Business Administration equips you with essential business skills that can be applied in any industry, from healthcare and manufacturing to education and government. In 2018, the top job titles requiring a business administration bachelor’s degree included:1
Career options may require additional experience, training, or other factors beyond the successful completion of this degree program.
A Walden business administration degree can potentially lead to higher earnings. Among 2018 job postings for business administration graduates that included salary information, 43% listed salaries of more than $75,000. The top titles for jobs in this salary range included controller, business analyst, and project manager.2
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1 Data for this analysis of job postings for professionals with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from January 1, 2017, to November 30, 2018, was retrieved using Burning Glass Technologies: Labor Insight™. Results for industry sectors and job titles are at the national level and may not reflect local and/or short-term job conditions and are subject to change.
2 Data for this analysis of job postings for professionals with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from December 1, 2017, to November 30, 2018, was retrieved using Burning Glass Technologies: Labor Insight™. Results for job titles and salaries are at the national level and may not reflect local and/or short-term job conditions and are subject to change.
Walden’s BS in Business Administration, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), and PhD in Management programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). The MS in Accounting and BS in Accounting programs are also accredited by the ACBSP and have earned the organization’s Specialized Accounting Accreditation.
