Career Outlook

A degree in business administration offers you myriad career opportunities. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, median salaries for business careers include:

• Administrative services and facilities managers: $99,290
• Advertising sales agents: $52,340
• Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks: $45,560
• Event and convention planners: $49,470
• Insurance sales agents: $49,840
• Logisticians: $77,030
• Real estate brokers and sales agents: $48,770
• Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives: $62,890

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the business administration degree, students will:

• Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and capabilities essential to business administration
• Understand the balance between theory and practice as it applies to the various sectors of the world of business, accounting, finance, marketing and economics
• Exercise effective interpersonal, communication and analytical skills
• Use technology strategically to enhance their productivity and effectiveness on both individual and organizational levels
• Evidence professionalism, integrity and ethics

• Learn from faculty with extensive business and accounting experience.
• Seamlessly continue your education in one of Immaculata’s bachelor’s degrees in business, including business management, business leadership, finance, financial planning, human resource management, marketing management or supply chain management.
• Transfer credits into this program or earn credit for workplace training through Immaculata’s Credit for Prior Learning program.
• Take pride in earning a respected credential that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). This accreditation certifies that Immaculata’s business programs meet the rigorous educational standards established by ACBSP.

Curriculum

Major Courses 39 Credits

• Accounting Principles I and II or Financial and Managerial Accounting 6 credits
• Business Computer Applications 3 credits
• Business Management 3 credits
• Business & Technical Writing or Business & Professional Speaking 3 credits
• Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits
• Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
• Business Administration Electives 12 credits
• Math for Managers, Intermediate Math or Applied Calculus 3 credits
• Math for Managers II, Intermediate Math II or Applied Calculus II 3 credits

Liberal Arts Core 27 Credits (6 Credits Fulfilled By Major)

• Composition (English/Writing) 6 credits
• Natural & Physical World/Quantitative Reasoning (Lab Science/Math) 3 credits, satisfied by major
• Human Creativity/Historical Consciousness & Social Consciousness/Global Society
• (Art, Literature/History/Social Science/Economics/Foreign Language, Culture) 3 credits satisfied by major, 9 credits total
• Pursuit of Faith (Religion, Theology) 6 credits
• Pursuit of Wisdom (Philosophy) 3 credits

Electives 3

Total 63 Credits

You can apply to Immaculata’s adult professional programs in four simple steps. If you have questions, please contact us via admiss@immaculata.edu or by phone at 484-323-3060.