Business Administration
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The business administration program provides you with the general business knowledge you need to compete in today’s job market. The program also helps you develop communication, interpersonal, technical and critical thinking skills, which are highly valued by organizations seeking to employ business people.
We’re flexible
The business administration major lets you customize your education by allowing you to combine the study of business with another academic discipline.
You’re employable
Ninety-seven percent of our 2007-08 business administration graduates reported they were employed or continuing their education (based on a 67 percent response rate), according to the UW-Eau Claire Career Employment Survey. More than 250 businesses recruit on campus each year.
Well paid
The annual salary range for a trainee with a bachelor’s degree in business administration is $43,500-$45,000. (Source: Summer 2005 Salary Survey, National Association of Colleges & Employers.)
Off campus and across continents
Through our international business education program, students can study business and economics in eight different countries.
Competitive Accreditation
Our business programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International,), a mark of quality achieved by fewer than 5 percent of all business schools in the world.
Added value
Students can add value to their degrees by earning certificates in Communication, Leadership and Technology.
Suggested curriculum
- English Composition
- Principles of Microeconomics
and Macroeconomics
- Short Course in Calculus
- Statistics
- Introduction to Psychology or
Sociology
- Physical Education/Wellness
- General electives
More advising information
Special admission requirements
You must be formally admitted to the College of Business before you can take junior and senior level management and business courses. Most students apply for admission at the end of their sophomore year. Check out the College of Business admission requirements.Our graduates
Employers of business administration graduates include advertising agencies, educational institutioins, food industries, manufacturing, government, retail industries, and the non-profit sector.
More career information
Places you’ll find recent graduates:
- Assistant Manager,
Walgreen Drug Stores,
Oakdale, MN
- Advertising Project Manager,
Self-Employed,
Maple Grove, MN
- Finance Associate,
Fonda Huffmaster,
Oshkosh, WI
- Business Development,
Milwaukee Symphony
Orchestra, Milwaukee, WI
Department contact information
Tim Vaughanvaughats@uwec.edu
715-836-3677
