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About the program

Get the business career you want with the flexibility that you need.

A major in Business Management at The University of Akron College of Business is designed to provide adult learners with a degree that is inclusive of prior learning, offers great flexibility in terms of course and program content, and allows you to complete your business degree in a highly flexible online environment. Students who intend to pursue careers in small business management, whether by creating or acquiring a business, or perhaps taking over a family business enterprise, will appreciate the flexibility of this degree program. Students with more full-time professional experience may prefer the broader course selection available in this degree program.

THE AKRON ADVANTAGE

The University of Akron, College of Business has prepared a curriculum to respond to the industry's needs for business professionals. You will earn a degree from a globally recognized business school where the programs are taught by an accomplished and dedicated faculty and are supported by a network of business executives. As a graduate, you will have leadership and collaboration competencies and be a data savvy, globally aware, enterprise thinker.

Our faculty are highly credentialed and dedicated to providing an excellent learning experience for all our students. Classes are taught by experienced full-time faculty, not graduate assistants. Some of our full-time faculty are highly qualified business professionals who teach courses on a part-time basis.

Career Outcomes

If you intend to pursue a career in small business management, whether by creating or acquiring a small business, or taking over a family enterprise, the general business degree will provide you with the broad knowledge and management skills you will need. Here are a few possible career paths you can choose to go into as an Business Administration major:

• Sales Manager
• Entrepreneur Business
• Consultant
• Financial Analyst
• Office Administrator 

Accredited

Since 1966, the College of Business has been accredited by AACSB International, which is the hallmark of excellence in management education and represents the highest achievement for business schools worldwide. Less than 6 percent of business schools in the world – 716 out of 13,000 – have achieved this recognition. Furthermore, the College is one of only 181 business schools that have attained additional specialized accreditation for their accounting programs.

Schools are accredited based on 21 standards relating to faculty qualification, strategic management of resources, interactions of faculty and students, as well as a commitment to continuous improvement and achievement of learning goals in degree programs.

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• If you have questions about this degree, contact Dr. Erin Makarius at makarius@uakron.edu or 330-972-7705.