Bachelor of Arts in Management

Generally speaking, a bachelor of arts degree (BA) will have a heavier emphasis on the arts, humanities, and social sciences, and a greater focus will be placed on building skills in critical thinking and communication. A bachelor of science degree is more likely to include coursework in science, math, and technology and emphasize proficiency in logic, reasoning, and qualitative skills. Choosing between a BA or BS degree is largely a matter of personal choice and the type of career you’re likely to pursue.

Many successful business leaders begin their professional journey after completing their Bachelor of Arts in Management degree. NU’s program offers an excellent pathway for working professionals to advance into leadership opportunities within their respective careers. It’s designed to give you a competitive edge over fellow job seekers when pursuing a broad range of management roles.

Students who enroll in NU’s Bachelor of Arts in Management learn from an extraordinary faculty comprised of knowledgeable business professionals currently employed at major successful corporations. Their valuable first-person perspectives will provide you with a real-world understanding beyond what you’d absorb from textbooks alone.

You’ll be introduced to a wide breadth of industry-current topics and build real-world knowledge that can be applied to companies and organizations in any industry. NU’s BA Management offers career-focused concentrations in Business Law, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, Marketing, and Project Management. For details and course listings for these concentrations, please visit our catalog.

NU also limits the number of required prerequisite courses so that you can focus on a broad range of electives with topics that are relevant and meaningful to your career. You’ll also have an extraordinary amount of flexibility in how and when you study and complete assignments. Plus, our 4-week class format is designed to accommodate your current schedule and responsibilities.

Management professionals with industry-current knowledge and skills are in demand and can pursue a broad range of career opportunities across the diverse business world. Successful organizations can thrive when they employ professionals qualified to manage people, physical assets, financial assets and every other facet of the business.

According to Emsi labor market analytics and economic data¹, banks and financial services, big tech and e-commerce, retailers, health insurance providers, and consulting companies are among the top employers of workers with a BA in Management. Emsi also confirms some of the top job titles to pursue for professionals who have earned this degree include:

• Project managers
• Financial analysts
• Program managers
• Operations managers
• General managers
• HR generalists and managers
• Retail/Store managers

In today’s active employment market, there are a variety of management careers with high paying salaries. For example, a graduate with a BA in Management might target a position and salary like:

• Services and Facilities Manager– $98,890²
• Marketing Manager – $141,490²
• Financial Manager – $134,180²
• Human Resources Manager– $121,220²

¹Source: Emsi Labor Analyst- Report. Emsi research company homepage at https://www.economicmodeling.com/company/ (Report viewed: April 6, 2022. DISCLAIMER: The data provided is for Informational purposes only. Emsi data and analysis utilizes government sources to provide insights on industries, demographics, employers, in-demand skills, and more to align academic programs with labor market opportunities. Cited projections may not reflect local or short-term economic or job conditions and do not guarantee actual job growth. Current and prospective students should use this data with other available economic data to inform their educational decisions.

²Source: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/home.htm

Different career tracks require different knowledge and skill sets, therefore, NU offers a broad range of industry-relevant concentrations for our BA Management degree. You can choose to concentrate your studies in:

• Business Law – If you are interested in a career in law, business, or government, with an understanding of the complex legal issues that exist in today’s business environment, this concentration can provide you with an understanding of international law, current legal issues, public contracting, and much more.
• Economics – This concentration is designed for students interested in learning how a society makes economic decisions in allocating its scarce resources. You can also learn how individuals, businesses, and the government work together toward achieving the goals of a society.
• Entrepreneurship – If you’re seeking to gain practical knowledge in starting, managing, or running a business, this concentration is designed to prepare you with an understanding of various aspects of small business, and family business including venture capital, risk management, registration of new businesses, security issues, bankruptcy, estate planning, and philanthropy.
• Human Resource Management – This concentration provides education, knowledge, and skills that apply to every level of an organization. Our curriculum provides excellent preparation for students attracted to a career in the increasingly important field of HR management.
• Marketing – In today’s marketplace, there’s a wide range of opportunities in marketing, including marketing management, marketing research, purchasing manager/buyer, market analysis, product/branch manager, retail, sales promotion, and international marketing. This concentration is designed to teach you how to make decisions and manage a broad range of marketing activities.
• Project Management – Project Management is a career path emphasized and recognized as integral to the success of an organization. NU’s concentration is designed to prepare you to pursue job opportunities that increase your potential for future earnings.

For details and course listings for these concentrations, please visit our catalog.

National University offers a variety of course modalities, including online, ini-person, and hybrid courses. Please note that the modality of any course may vary from the scheduling of any program-specific courses on a month-to month basis.

• In-person courses include on ground in-person course instruction, which could be either on campus or at another learning site at a specific time, place, and location. In-person courses may have course information, work or other education related items delivered through online environments and/or tools.
• Online courses include instruction that is fully virtual and online, comprised of regular and substantive interaction between students and their instructors in either an asynchronous or synchronous format. Asynchronous online classrooms provide instruction, lessons and/or coursework via an online learning management system that allows students to view instructional materials each week at times of their choice. Synchronous classes require students to log in, engage and attend at specific times and dates, leveraging web and videoconferencing technologies to provide instruction, lessons and/or coursework in real time.
• Hybrid courses include both in-person and online instruction. Hybrid courses can have multiple deliveries of course instruction/materials and will have on ground requirements at specific locations and times. The online learning management system is often used to present or supplement course lessons, work, information and assessments.