Business Administration Bachelor's Degree

Business Core

Students majoring in accounting, agricultural business, business administration, business analytics, cybersecurity, financial management, human resources management, management, marketing, or supply chain management must complete the 39-credit business core and the required credits in the major.

Requirements

• ECON 160 – Principles of Microeconomics
• ECON 161 – Principles of Macroeconomics
• ACCT 201 – Accounting Principles I
• ACCT 202 – Accounting Principles II
• MKT 208 – Marketing Principles
• BA 210 – Management Principles
• BA 222 – Management Information Systems

One of the following (3 Credits)

• BA 256 – Quantitative Analysis for Business I
• MATH 220 – Elementary Statistics

• BA 302 – Business Law and Ethics
• FIN 341 – Corporate Financial Management
• BA 356 – Quantitative Analysis for Business II
• BA 374 – Business Communication
• BA 460 – Strategic Management

Business Administration Core

• BA 361 – Human Resources Management
• BA 370 – Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
• BA 423 – Production and Operations Management

Develop a strong foundation in financial reporting, taxation, auditing, and cost analysis to prepare for careers in accounting, finance, and related business fields.

Accounting Emphasis is available in the 90-credit Pathway only. 

Requirements – choose four of the following:

• ACCT 321 – Intermediate Financial Accounting I
• ACCT 322 – Intermediate Financial Accounting II
• ACCT 323 – Federal Taxation I
• ACCT 324 – Federal Taxation II
• ACCT 422 – Cost Accounting
• ACCT 425 – Auditing
• ACCT 431 – Advanced Financial Accounting
• ACCT 432 – Accounting for Nonprofit Organizations

Learn how to start and manage your own business, innovate within existing organizations, and turn ideas into successful ventures.

Requirements

• FIN 444 – New Venture Finance
• MKT 337 – Personal Selling
• MKT 414 – New Product Development
• MKT 489 – Social Media Marketing

Prepare for careers in corporate finance, banking, financial analysis, and investment management.

Requirements

• FIN 310 – Money and Capital Markets OR FIN 343 – Investments
• FIN 442 – Intermediate Financial Management
• FIN 446 – Bank Management

Build a broad and versatile foundation covering key business disciplines to prepare for a wide range of career paths.

Requirements

Complete four 300-400 level Business courses (ACCT, BA, ECON, FIN, HSA, MKT, SA, SCM), with at least two at the 400-level.

Develop the skills to lead healthcare organizations, improve patient services, and navigate the complex regulatory and operational landscape of the health industry.

Requirements

• HSA 205 – Introduction to the American Health System
• HSA 440 – Health Services Administration
• HSA 460 – Health Services Policy and Regulation
• HSA 490 – Health Program Planning and Evaluation

Develop skills in staffing, training, development, compensation, and employment law.

Requirements

• BA 371 – Training and Development
• BA 383 – Compensation and Benefits Management
• BA 393 – Personnel Selection and Evaluation
• BA 411 – Labor Relations and Negotiation

Study consumer behavior, marketing strategy, digital marketing, and brand management.

Requirements

• MKT 358 – Consumer Behavior
• MKT 363 – Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communications
• MKT 414 – New Product Development
• MKT 489 – Social Media Marketing

Gain the knowledge to manage athletic programs, sports organizations, and events while developing expertise in leadership, operations, and the business of sport.

Sport Administration Emphasis is available in the 120-credit Pathway only. 

Requirements

• SA 348 – Sports Administration
• SA 355 – Administration of Intercollegiate Athletics
• SA 363 – Sport Marketing
• SA 365 – Ethical and Legal Issues in Sports Administration
• SA 371 – Planning Facilities for Physical Activity
• SA 435 – Governance and Policy in Sport Organizations

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 several 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 in the 120-credit, or traditional pathway. 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

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]

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.

A Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) is a versatile degree that has a very broad area of study, generalized to learning business principles, laws, practices and ethics. The versatility of a bachelor’s in business administration degree allows students to specialize their studies to pursue their career goals. UIU offers several areas of study to focus their degree path—accounting, entrepreneurship, marketing, finance, general business, sports admin, human resources, and human services administration.

Yes, UIU offers award winning online programs, that are flexible and include learn-at-your-own-pace options. Learn more about what our online programs offer.

Business administration degrees can vary from one university or college to another. Some business administration degrees are Bachelor of Arts—others are Bachelor of Science degrees. This can often be dependent on the core studies within the program. Some university programs aren’t classified as either and are awarded as BBAs (bachelor’s in business administration). At UIU, students taking one of our business majors earn a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree.

Business administration degrees are extremely versatile and give students the opportunity to pursue a wide variety of careers after graduation. Graduates with a business administration degree can go onto work in hospitals, manufacturing, operations, marketing, small business, start ups, management, finance and more. These careers often have high earning potential and additional career lattice opportunities to grow.

UIU offers comprehensive career development support including access to professional networking events, interview preparation, and career guidance. Students will also gain access to Handshake, UIU’s new online career management system.

Yes, many of our program graduates choose to continue their education through a graduate school program.