Business Administration
Explore Business Admin at MTSU: Management, marketing, economics, finance, law. Gain diverse skills for thriving careers.
Business Administration, B.B.A.
Business Administration is the cornerstone of the business world 鈥� the work of managing resources and people to meet an organization's goals.
MTSU's Business Administration major combines courses in management, marketing, economics, finance, and business law, offering students a broad knowledge of the functional areas of a company and how they connect to one another. These topics are especially beneficial for students with small business ownership plans and for students who want to have an administrative career in financial organizations. Business Administration B.B.A. graduates have an average starting salary of $58,000. MTSU's Jennings A. Jones College of Business is one of the top 1.5% of business schools in the world.
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Top 1.5% of business schools in the world
MTSU's Jennings A. Jones College of Business, known for national prominence and regional dominance, is the No. 1 business school serving one of the nation's hottest economic areas. Jones College fuels the region's economy, with more than 18,000 alumni working in greater Nashville and middle 乐播传媒入口 today. Forbes lists the Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin metropolitan area as No. 3 for Best Big Cities for Jobs, with UBS, Amazon, and Nissan among corporations recently relocating major business centers to the region. Jones College ranks in the top 1.5% of the business colleges in the world, accredited in both business and accounting by AACSB International 鈥� The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Our faculty of award-winning educators, researchers and, in many cases, entrepreneurs provide students with cutting-edge education in management, finance, big data tools, and business communication.
BEST Career Fair attracts top employers to campus
Each spring, around 50 companies ranging from global corporations to local businesses visit MTSU to find their future leaders from the Jones College of Business. Not only are they registered for the Business Exchange for Student Talent, or BEST, to talk about their companies, but they are also known to interview upcoming graduates and hire on the spot. Sponsored by the Department of Management, the four-hour event targets students majoring in business administration, management, entrepreneurship, and marketing to "sell" their qualifications to close to 50 companies, ranging from UPS to Dell to Walgreens. "BEST is our opportunity to help students build a bridge to whatever the next career step might be," says Laura Buckner, internship coordinator for the Department of Marketing.
News Briefs
Top 1.5% of business schools in the world
MTSU's Jennings A. Jones College of Business, known for national prominence and regional dominance, is the No. 1 business school serving one of the nation's hottest economic areas. Jones College fuels the region's economy, with more than 18,000 alumni working in greater Nashville and middle 乐播传媒入口 today. Forbes lists the Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin metropolitan area as No. 3 for Best Big Cities for Jobs, with UBS, Amazon, and Nissan among corporations recently relocating major business centers to the region. Jones College ranks in the top 1.5% of the business colleges in the world, accredited in both business and accounting by AACSB International 鈥� The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Our faculty of award-winning educators, researchers and, in many cases, entrepreneurs provide students with cutting-edge education in management, finance, big data tools, and business communication.
BEST Career Fair attracts top employers to campus
Each spring, around 50 companies ranging from global corporations to local businesses visit MTSU to find their future leaders from the Jones College of Business. Not only are they registered for the Business Exchange for Student Talent, or BEST, to talk about their companies, but they are also known to interview upcoming graduates and hire on the spot. Sponsored by the Department of Management, the four-hour event targets students majoring in business administration, management, entrepreneurship, and marketing to "sell" their qualifications to close to 50 companies, ranging from UPS to Dell to Walgreens. "BEST is our opportunity to help students build a bridge to whatever the next career step might be," says Laura Buckner, internship coordinator for the Department of Marketing.
Business Administration, B.B.A.
A person with a Business Administration degree has the skill to take on a variety of professional roles.聽 Some of these include:
- Administrative employee for banks and financial institutions
- Administrator for a nonprofit organization
- Leader in a corporate office
- Small business owner
- Retail manager
- Sales representative
Employers of MTSU alumni include:
- Amazon
- Enterprise
- HCA
- The Hershey Company
- Kroger
- Sherwin-Williams
- Walgreens
MTSU鈥檚 Career Development Center
MTSU offers a comprehensive Career Development Center that serves students throughout the full student experience and beyond. They collaborate with faculty and staff to equip students with the tools to be marketable to the world of work and continuing education.
Students can schedule an appointment or check online resources and job boards at mtsu.edu/career.
Students can find current internship opportunities by talking to faculty and visiting the University job and internship board called .
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