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Business Administration: Build Skills, Character, and Create Positive Change

You already have the dream-–now you just need the degree. Bring your dream to life with one of the most versatile majors, a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Build a strong foundation in ethical business skills. Be cultivated into a character-driven leader, infusing your work with hope, courage, and integrity.


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4 Year Promise

At Roberts, we are committed to giving you a head start in earning income and achieving your personal goals by helping you graduate in four years. In fact, we guarantee it.

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Program Highlights

PREPARE FOR YOUR FUTURE
Participate in local or national internships and mock interviews.

SAVE TIME AND MONEY
You can earn your bachelor’s degree in three years, with an option to earn your master’s degree in one year.

EDUCATION FOR CHARACTER
You’ll be mentored in deepening your ethics, discernment, selflessness, and perseverance.

STORIES LEADING THE WAY

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Nathaniel Harrington ‘17 (Business Administration) started his business at Roberts and has grown it into his full-time job.

“Nat's Nuts was born in the Miner Hall Dorm kitchen as a fundraiser for a mission trip with the Enactus team. … Our most recent development is a partnership with Whole Foods, which blows my mind. In 2022 we sold 75,000 bags of nuts.”

What Will I Learn

You’ll learn business skills you can apply to any career. You’ll also gain experiential learning through internships and real-world projects. Customize your major through electives or easily take on a double major in another field.

You’ll study:
  • Leadership and Management
  • Marketing
  • Accounting and Corporate Finance
  • Economics
  • Human Resources
  • Organizational Behavior

Career Outlook

Internships

  • Paychex, Inc.
  • Xerox Corp.
  • The Pike Company
  • Rochester General Hospital
  • Catholic Family Center
  • Allied Financial Partners
  • Bausch & Lomb
  • Wegmans

Careers

  • Entrepreneur
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Director of Recruitment and Marketing 
  • Director of Operations
  • Account Executive
  • General/Project Manager
  • Financial Planner
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Event Planner
  • Actuary
  • Systems and Data Analyst
  • Human Resources Manager

Grad Schools

  • Roberts Wesleyan University
  • Simon Business School
  • University of Rochester
  • Villanova University
  • Columbia University
  • Norwegian School of Economics

Frequently Asked Questions

A Business Administration B.S. from Roberts provides you with a comprehensive business education with maximum flexibility. This gives you a solid business foundation while also allowing you to pursue what interests you most in the field.

The business administration major will instill you with a solid business foundation. You’ll take coursework in disciplines like accounting, marketing, finance, economics, and information systems.

A degree in business administration will prepare you with the skills necessary for a rewarding career. Additionally, the flexibility of the major means you can easily take on a double major or a minor.

A degree in business administration can lead to jobs like:

  • Entrepreneur
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Director of Recruitment and Marketing
  • Director of Operations
  • Account Executive
  • General/Project Manager

Yes! If you come to campus for an individual visit, you can meet individually with a professor to get an overview of the major and your individual questions answered. Our Discovery Day events typically include a Faculty & Services Expo, where you can meet your future professors.

We are committed to helping students meet the financial obligation to earn a degree and advance a career. Our Office of Student Financial Services works to assist all students in their effort to maximize financial aid. We award financial assistance to 100% of our undergraduate students.

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Department of Undergraduate Business - 585.594.6571 - undergraduatebusiness@roberts.edu