Best Online Business Administration Degrees

Why We Chose This School

The online bachelor of business administration with a concentration in management from Florida International University is AACSB accredited. 

You'll learn essential management functions like leadership, planning, and organizing. Some courses you'll take are human resource management, writing the business plan, and executive skill development.

To apply, submit an online application, $30 application fee, SAT, ACT, or CLT scores, and high school transcripts. If you're a transfer student, you don't need to submit test scores.

Pros

• Affordable tuition
• Transfer up to 90 credits

Cons

• General program not available online

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With a bachelor of science in business administration from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, you'll develop business communication, leadership, and analytical skills.

The AACSB-accredited program is available online, in-person, or in a hybrid format.

You can complete the general program or choose up to two concentrations from operations management, management information systems, marketing, finance, or international business, among others. You'll take courses like macroeconomics, strategic management, and organizational behavior. 

Pros

• Transfer up to 90 credits
• Flat-rate tuition
• Seven concentrations available

Cons

• Has residency requirements

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Appalachian State University's BSBA in management is available in person or fully online with full-time and part-time options. The program is AACSB accredited.

You'll take courses in marketing, management, and finance and complete a capstone course. You'll need to satisfy a global issues requirement by completing an upper-level foreign language course, international business course, or full-time international internship.

To apply, submit the Common Application, high school transcripts, the $65 application fee, and test scores. Test scores are required for students with a weighted GPA below 2.8. 

Pros

• $204 per credit for in-state students
• Sustainable business courses available

Cons

• Not all courses available online
• High out-of-state tuition

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LSU's bachelor of science in business administration is a fully online ACBSP-accredited program. With LSU's prior learning assessment, you can get credits toward your degree from past certifications and military experience. You'll be eligible to join the Omega Nu Lambda Honors Society, exclusively for online students.

To be accepted as a first-year student, you'll need a high school GPA of 2.0 or higher and an ACT composite score of 20 or higher.

Pros

• Credits offered for non-coursework experience
• Asynchronous course format
• Transfer up to 75% of degree requirements

Cons

• High net price

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With an online BBA in management from Florida Atlantic University, you'll learn how to analyze market research, manage supply chains, and assess performance. This program is AACSB accredited.

You can pursue a general course of study or choose the leadership and change management concentration. You'll take coursework in economics, accounting, and information systems. 

For the leadership and change management concentration, you'll take additional courses in globalized negotiations and change leadership. You can also complete an internship for course credit.

Pros

• Rolling admissions
• Flat-rate tuition

Cons

• Limitations on repeated courses
• Limitations on the number of withdraws

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KSU's fully online business administration bachelor's degree is AACSB accredited. You can choose from concentrations like marketing, business analytics, HR management, or operations/supply chain management.

Some courses you'll take are accounting for business operations, strategic management, and principles of finance. You can also get credit for experienced-based learning such as internships and community engagement. 

To apply as a first-year student, you must have a cumulative 3.25 GPA or higher. 

Pros

• Transfer up to 90 credits
• Asynchronous course format
• Scholarships for non-residents

Cons

• Non-residents must be in an approved online course to qualify for in-state tuition

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The general business BSBA from the University of Arkansas is a fully online AACSB-accredited program. Courses are taught asynchronously within a 15-week fall and spring semester schedule. You can also complete coursework during two five-week sessions available every summer to earn your degree sooner.

Some courses you may take in the program are dispute resolution, talent acquisition, and organizational compensation. You can also take an independent study. To apply, submit an application, transcripts, and a $40 application fee.

Pros

• Online students pay in-state tuition
• Credits for military training

Cons

• More rules around transferring credits

Why We Chose This School

Oklahoma State University's degree in management is available in person or online. You can specialize in management or sports management. 

If you choose the management concentration, you'll take courses in corporate and social responsibility, technical writing, and business communication. In the sports management concentration, you'll take courses in international sports management, professional selling, and the economics of sports.

If you're on active duty in the military, you might qualify for resident tuition rates and get course credit for military training. This program is AACSB-accredited.

Pros

• Same semester tuition rate for up to 18 credit hours
• Asynchronous course format

Cons

• Non-resident rates for online programs

Why We Chose This School

A business administration degree from North Dakota State University helps prepare you to adapt to rapidly changing business environments. This AACSB-accredited program is offered in person or fully online.

The program includes fundamental business coursework in accounting, business writing, and marketing. With 21 business electives, you can add the supply chain management track to your major. You can also complete certificates or minors in entrepreneurship or professional selling.

Pros

• Practicum for real-world experience

Cons

• Fewer free electives

Why We Chose This School

The BBA degree completion program from the University of Chicago Illinois is an AACSB-accredited program available online or on campus. The 61-credit curriculum includes coursework in marketing, management, and business strategy.

Courses run for 8 weeks in the fall, spring, and summer. UIC also has a dedicated business career center to help you land an internship or career after graduation. 

To meet admission requirements, you must have completed at least 60 hours of coursework that fulfill specific general education requirements.

Pros

• Transfer up to 90 credits
• Asynchronous courses

Cons

• Only offered as a degree-completion program
• Has transfer admission requirements