About Business Administration
Why Business Administration (BA)?
Are you looking to start or advance your business career and increase your earning potential? A rapidly changing economy means more opportunities for those who have specific business administration knowledge and skills. By specializing in a particular area of study and gaining the competency to apply technology to business strategy, you'll be in demand by businesses and organizations around the world.
When you earn your bachelor's degree in Business Administration from DeVry - in just 3 years! - you'll not only be prepared to meet the challenges of operating in a global electronic marketplace in a wide variety of industries and fields, you'll hold a business administration degree valued by companies nationwide.
Why DeVry for Business Administration?
For students seeking the most comprehensive, hands-on and career-oriented business administration degree program, DeVry will give you the best advantage. Here's why:
- Recognized leader. A leader in technology-based business education for over 75 years, DeVry prepares you for high-demand, high-paying careers in a wide variety of business administration specialties.
- Employer approved. DeVry works with top business leaders to design programs that produce graduates who meet their needs. Compared to other BA programs, we provide students not only with communications and teamwork skills but also with more of the computer applications and systems integration skills that today's employers seek.
- Career-focused education. DeVry offers an accelerated bachelor's degree program that can be completed in 3 years, applications-based learning in up-to-date computer labs, accessible faculty with professional credentials and real-world experience and the ultimate flexibility of a business administration degree earned online.
- Specialized majors/concentrations. As a business administration student at DeVry, you can choose a specific area of study, allowing you to possess the knowledge, skills and experience to excel in your chosen field. Majors/concentrations are offered in Accounting, Business Information Systems, Finance, Health Services Management, Hospitality Management, Human Resource Management, Operations Management, Project Management, Sales & Marketing, Security Management, Small Business Mgmt & Entrepreneurship and Technical Communication. Availability of majors/concentrations, including two general business options, Plan 1 and Plan 2, varies by location.
- Successful graduates. For the year ending with the October '07 graduates, 93% of U.S. DeVry Business Administration graduates were employed in their field and enjoying a salary averaging nearly $38,000. (Of graduates who actively pursued and obtained employment and those who were already employed in education-related careers within 180 days of graduation.)
