Category — Business Degrees

Depending on your current level of training and education, you have several different choices of business degrees. Any business degree will provide practical skills in business as well as some real world experience, but there are vast difference in the depth of instruction from Associates Degrees all the way up to PhDs. Your decision will be based on your interests, qualifications and goals.

On Campus vs. Online Study

The first decision you might make is whether to pursue a traditional course of study on a physical campus or to get your degree in the ever more popular online arena. Regardless of which you choose, a business degree program will typically include courses in accounting, finance, management, marketing, analysis, and computer applications. You may also study organizational behavior, ethics, social interaction, and research methods. [Read more →]

Once you’ve decided to apply to business school, the choices for obtaining your MBA can be overwhelming. Use the journalistic approach to cover all the angles. These questions, based on the 5 Ws of journalism, provide a nice framework on which to base your B School inquiry!

Why is business school the right choice?

Examining your motivations for pursuing an MBA is the first and most important step to choosing the right business school.

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Guest article by Angelique H. Caffrey

Need some inspiration after pulling yet another draining all-nighter?

Want to feel like that business degree you’re slaving away to earn could actually pay for itself before your own kids go to college?

Thinking of dropping everything and trying your hand at a Vegas blackjack table instead of plowing through another semester?

Stop and take heart. You’re not alone, and you could be on a fast track to buying your own private jet… or island.

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Guest article by Robert Grayson

Why channel your energies into a business education? In today’s competitive employment climate, it all comes down to marketability. A business education is practical, durable, and portable. It’s what you bring to the table. It’s your opening credential.

Remember when high schools divided students into the college prep program (those going on to higher education) and the business program (those who weren’t going to college and were going to find a job right out of high school)? Well, having a high school diploma just doesn’t cut it anymore in the business world. Employers want you to hit the ground running; they don’t want to have to train you. For the young business executive, a business education is basic training.

No doubt about it, a degree in business gives you a leg up in today’s workplace. And that’s a good hedge against recession.

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