Explore our Business Administration programs

A Business Administration degree is an excellent foundation for any career you wish to pursue. This degree equips you with versatile skills in leadership, finance, marketing, and strategic planning - crucial tools for navigating and thriving in any industry. It can also open doors to a broad range of career paths and provides a solid foundation for climbing the corporate ladder, starting your own business, or pursuing advanced studies.

Wayne State’s Business Administration degree offers specialized concentrations that allow you to tailor your education to your career goals. Whether you choose Accounting, Finance, Marketing, or another concentration, you’ll gain deeper knowledge in that area. These concentrations enable you to delve into specific business aspects, enhancing your expertise and making you more competitive in the job market.

By combining multiple concentrations, you’ll further broaden your skill set and perspective, integrating various business disciplines. This comprehensive approach not only enriches your education but also positions you as a highly adaptable and valuable prospect to any organization.

Business Administration degree concentrations

  • Degree options: B.A. or B.S. in Business Administration/Accounting

    Program credit hours: 69

    In the Accounting program, you’ll develop a solid understanding of financial operations in today’s business world, including cost analysis, budgeting, financial reporting, and tax laws, and how to use accounting software.

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  • Degree options: B.A. or B.S. in Business Administration/Agribusiness

    Program credit hours: 69

    In the Agribusiness program, you’ll learn how to successfully manage, market, and optimize a farming operation, while also building a solid knowledge of how policies and market forces impact the entire agriculture industry.

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  • Program options: B.A. or B.S. in Business Administration/Management

    Program credit hours: 69

    The Business Management program provides a foundation in organizational knowledge, problem-solving, and decision making, through coursework, projects, and case studies. At WSC, you have the option of taking this program on campus or online.

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  • Program options:

    • B.A. or B.S. in Business Administration/Economics
    • Minor in Economics

    Program credit hours: 69

    The Economics program provides a foundation in organizational knowledge, problem-solving, and decision making, through coursework, projects, and case studies. At WSC, you have the option of taking this program on campus or online.

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  • Program options: B.A. or B.S. in Business Administration/Finance

    Program credit hours: 69

    In the Finance program, you’ll learn financial analysis and forecasting, budgeting, investment strategies, monetary theory, and how to apply these tools in today’s business environment, including careers in banking and financial services.

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  • Program options: B.A. or B.S. in Business Administration/Human Resource Management

    Program credit hours: 69

    Learn how to manage people within organizations, including how to recruit and train employees, manage benefits, and improve performance and motivation. At WSC, you have the option of taking the HR Management program on campus or online.

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  • Program options: B.A. or B.S. in Business Administration/International Business Studies

    Program credit hours: 69

    Learn business skills and how to apply them in a global environment. In this program, you’ll pair business concepts like economics, finance, and investment with knowledge and awareness of other cultures and foreign relationships.

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  • Program options: B.A. or B.S. in Business Administration/Marketing

    Program credit hours: 69

    The field of marketing is vibrant and dynamic. At Wayne State, you’ll learn its different facets, such as sales research, social media campaigns and strategies, audiences and customer relations, and promotion strategies.

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  • Program options: B.A. or B.S. in Business Administration/Professional Accountancy

    Program credit hours: 78

    Steeped in a foundation of numbers and tax law, the Professional Accountancy degree program will lead you to master a variety of accounting topics, helping you reach the top in the professional accounting career field. While this program does not provide all of the educational requirements necessary to become licensed as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), it is an effective pre-licensure program for those who decide to pursue this certification after completing their undergraduate degree.

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  • Program options: B.A. or B.S. in Business Administration/Professional Studies

    Program credit hours: 69

    The Professional Studies program lets you plan your own program and choose from a variety of business classes to meet your career goals, including courses in accounting, marketing, economics, finance, management, and office administration.

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  • Program options: B.A. or B.S. in Business Administration/Supply Chain Management

    Program credit hours: 69

    The Business Management program provides a foundation in organizational knowledge, problem-solving, and decision making, through coursework, projects, and case studies. At WSC, you have the option of taking this program on campus or online.

    Learn more about the Supply Chain Management program

Educator preparation

Teaching business

If you're interested in becoming a business teacher, Wayne State offers the following endorsements in the field of business administration:

Business Education at Wayne State

Online Business Administration degree options

Online Business Management degree concept

Business Management

Online HR Management degree concept

Human Resource Management


Accreditation and Rankings

Recognized for excellence

Accredited by the IACBE

Wayne State's Business degree programs are accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education and comply with high principles of excellence.

Our IACBE accreditation

IACBE accredited member

Top Business College of Distinction

Wayne State was recognized as a Top Business College for teaching excellence, successful graduate outcomes, and student opportunities.

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Top Business Colleges of Distinction 2024-25

A Top Public College in the Midwest

WSC was identified as one of the top public universities in the Midwest for 2025 by U.S. News & World’s Best Colleges ranking report.

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A 2025 Top Public College/University in the Midwes

Clubs for Business Administration majors

Members of Delta Sigma Phi

Get in touch

Department of Business and Economics
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Phone: 402-375-7245

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