Online Business Schools

• AIU Online Programs offered: Associate's (AABA) - Criminal Justice Administration Associate's (AABA) - Healthcare Administration Associate's (AABA) - Human Resources Associate's (AABA) - Medical Coding and Billing Associate's (AABA) - Visual Communication Associate's of Business Administration Bachelor of Business Administration - International Business Bachelor of Business Administration - Project Management Bachelor's of Business Administration - Organizational Psychology and Development Bachelor's of Business Administration - Accounting & Finance more...

• American Sentinel University Programs offered: MS in Business Intelligence

• Argosy University Online Programs offered: Doctor of Business Administration EdD Organizational Leadership Master of Business Administration Master of Science in Health Services Management MS in Management

• Ashford University Programs offered: BA/Business Administration BA/Business Administration - Accounting BA/Business Administration - Business Management BA/Business Administration - Finance BA/Business Administration - Hospitality Management BA/Business Administration - Marketing BA/Business Administration - Retail Management BA/Social Science - Communications BA/Social Science - Economics Business more...

• Ashworth University Programs offered: Business Management Retail Management Small Business Management

• Baker College Online Programs offered: AS of Accounting - Management AS of Business - Accounting AS of Business - General AS of Business - HR Management AS of Business - Management AS of Business - Marketing Bachelor in Business - Finance Bachelor in Computer Info Sys - Project Mgmt / Planning Bachelor of Business - Accelerated Program Bachelor of Business - Accounting more...

• Capella University Programs offered: Bachelor of Science (BS) Master of Business Administration (MBA) MS in Organization and Management PhD in Organization and Management

• Colorado Technical University Online Programs offered: Associate of Science in General Studies Associate's Degree in Business Administration (ASBA) Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Finance Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Health Care Management Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - HR Management Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - International Business Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - IT Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Management Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Marketing Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Project Management more...

• DeVry University Programs offered: Associate-Accounting Bachelor's - Business Administration Bachelor's-Business Administration

• Grand Canyon University Programs offered: BA Christian Studies Applied Ministry Emphasis: Pastoral BA Christian Studies Applied Ministry Emphasis: Worship BA in Christian Leadership BS Accounting BS Business Admin BS Business Admin with Emphasis in Mgmt of Info Systems BS Entrepreneurship BS in Applied Mgmt. BS in Emergency Management BS in Secondary Education with an Emphasis in Business Education & Technology more...

• Grantham University Programs offered: AS/BS Business Administration AS/BS Business Management MBA General MBA Information Management

• Jones International University Programs offered: BBA in Corporate Finance BBA in Customer Care Management BBA in Health Care Management BBA in Sales and Marketing Management BBA in Technology Services Management Doctorate in Business Administration MABC in Entrepreneurship MABC in Leadership and Influence MABC in Leading the Customer-Driven Organization MABC in Project Management more...

• Kaplan University Programs offered: A.A.S. in Business Administration/Management A.A.S.B.A/Management-Business Management A.A.S.B.A/Management-Office Management AAS in Accounting AAS in Business Administration/Business Management AAS in Business Administration/Office Management AAS in Global Travel and Hospitality Management Advanced Start B.S. in Business Associate of Applied Science in Accounting Associate of Applied Science: Business Administration/Office Management more...

• Keiser University eCampus Online Programs offered: Business Administration AS (Online) Business Administration BA (Online) Management Information Systems (MIS) BA (Online) Master's in Business Administration MBA (Online)

• Penn Foster College Programs offered: Business Management Finance Human Resources Management Marketing

• South University Programs offered: Master of Science in Information Systems and Technology MBA MBA in Healthcare Administration

• Stratford Career Institute Programs offered: Business Management Start Your Own Business

• University of Phoenix Programs offered: AA in Accounting AA in Business AA in Communications AA in General Studies BS in Business/Accounting BS in Business/Administration BS in Business/Communication BS in Business/e-Business BS in Business/Finance BS in Business/Global Business Management more...

• Virginia College Online Programs offered: AS - Administrative Office Management AS - Human Resources Management BA - Business Management BA - General Business Studies BS - Management Information Systems BS - Private Sector Accounting MBA

• Walden University Programs offered: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences

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• Alabama

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  • University of Phoenix

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• Arkansas

  • ITT Technical Institute

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• California

  • Argosy University

  • California College San Diego

  • Coleman College

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  • United Education Institute

  • University of Phoenix

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• Colorado

  • Argosy University

  • CollegeAmerica

  • Colorado Technical University

  • Colorado Technical University Institute For Advanced Studies

  • DeVry University

  • ITT Technical Institute

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  • Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University

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  • Remington College

  • The Art Institutes

  • University of Phoenix

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• Connecticut

  • Goodwin College

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  • Post University

  • University of Phoenix

• District of Columbia

  • NetCom Information Technology

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  • University of Phoenix

• Florida

  • American InterContinental University

  • Argosy University

  • ATI Career Training Center

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  • Everest Institute

  • Florida Career College

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  • Florida College of Natural Health

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  • Herzing College

  • ITT Technical Institute

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• Hawaii

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  • ITT Technical Institute

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• Illinois

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  • Career Technical College

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  • ITT Technical Institute

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• Nevada

  • DeVry University

  • ITT Technical Institute

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• New Hampshire

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  • ATI Career Training Center

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• New York

  • Berkeley College

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  • ITT Technical Institute

  • Keller Graduate School of Management

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  • NetCom Information Technology

  • The Art Institutes

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• North Carolina

  • DeVry University

  • ECPI College of Technology

  • ITT Technical Institute

  • Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University

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• North Dakota

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• Ohio

  • Akron Institute

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  • Everest Institute

  • ITT Technical Institute

  • Kaplan Career Institute

  • Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University

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• Oklahoma

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  • ITT Technical Institute

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• Oregon

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  • Western School of Health and Business

  • YTI Career Institute

• Rhode Island

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  • New England Institute of Technology

• South Carolina

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• Tennessee

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• Texas

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• Utah

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• Virginia

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• Washington

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• Wyoming

  • CollegeAmerica

  • University of Phoenix

Business Degrees (continued from top)

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the corporate world. In this world, increasing profit margins is the ultimate goal for everyone involved in a corporation. Of course, those at lower levels have other more immediate goals, but those goals should coincide with selling more products and reducing operating expenses'thus increasing profits. Ideally, those who started at the bottom of the corporate ladder could keep rising as long as they exceeded their goals and were exemplary employees. Unfortunately, because the corporate world can sometimes be quite rigid, this doesn't happen. The only way for some people to work up the corporate ladder is to earn a business degree. In this country, a business degree is considered a gateway to higher level business jobs, such as analyst or upper management positions. In corporations with large human relations departments, a business degree can be one of the few litmus tests that ultimately land you an interview or a promotion.

Now that you understand the importance of a business degree, you should know a bit about what earning one entails. An undergraduate business degree usually takes 4 years to earn. Throughout this time, students are introduced to the various aspects of business including marketing, sales, and management, for example. They are usually required to take some basic economics, accounting, and corporate finance courses. Business degree students in this day and age will also generally take a few computer sciences and math courses as well, even though they aren't usually required.

Those currently in school need to both keep up their GPAs and build their resumes. To do that, many students find summer internships with companies that recruit at their schools. A few summer internships will give you valuable work experience, and will also introduce you to potential employers.