Bachelor’s Degree in Business

A business degree can lead you down a variety of career paths. It all depends on your specific interests and skills. Do you like analyzing data? Are you more of a people person? Do you have a knack for persuasion? Whatever your preference and abilities, a bachelor’s in business administration can help you find a job you’ll enjoy. Some of the top job titles for professionals with a BS in Business Administration include:

• Business analyst

• Account manager

• Financial analyst

• Marketing manager

• Project manager

• Sales manager

• Sales representative

• Accountant

• Human resources manager

• Office manager

Career options may require additional experience, training, or other factors beyond the successful completion of this degree program.

It depends. The length of time required to complete a BS in Business Administration program varies widely depending on many factors, including your previous educational experience and the learning format you choose.

The General Program and concentrations are offered in the course-based format, in which students follow a structured schedule with regular deadlines to make steady progress. The General Program is also offered in the competency-based format, in which students progress at their pace and on their schedule.

An Enrollment Specialist can go over the options with you and discuss your individual time commitment.

A bachelor’s in business administration can open up a lot of career opportunities. It demonstrates to employers that you have the knowledge needed to help a business succeed. It’s a great degree if you want to get ahead—particularly given the career outlook for business professionals. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that employment in business and financial occupations will grow 7% from 2021 to 2031, resulting in about 715,100 new jobs.

Source: www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/home.htm

In Walden’s BS in Communication program, you’ll engage in a robust curriculum rooted in the latest communications best practices, research, and theory. Some of the courses offered include Dynamics of Group Communication, Fundamentals of Public Speaking, Digital Storytelling, and Principles of Public Relations.

When you earn a BS in Communication, you can gain the practical skills you need to advance within your current organization or to position yourself for a career in a variety of fields, including marketing, public relations, advertising, or even organizational training and development. You’ll learn how the technology we use for communicating is changing media, culture, business, health, human behavior, and even our access to information. From public speaking to PR, organizational, and marketing communications, earning a BS in Communication degree can prepare you to be a well-rounded, knowledgeable communications professional capable of implementing best practices across many different areas of business.

The information age is all about communication, which is why job opportunities in the communication field are expanding. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that between 2021 and 2031, jobs for advertising, promotions, and marketing managers will increase by 10%; jobs for technical writers will increase by 6%; and jobs for public relations specialists will increase by 8%. And those are just a few of the fields you can enter when you’re qualified to work in communications.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Advertising, Promotions, and Marketing Managers; Technical Writers; Public Relations Specialists