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Whether you're an incoming freshman, pursuing a second bachelor's degree, or transferring to the Harbert College of Business: Welcome to the start of your business career! Our undergraduate business degrees will provide you with widely applicable skills that lay the foundation for success across disciplines and industries. Upon graduation, you will be prepared to enter the global business world with confidence as a recognized alumnus of a highly-ranked business school. Which Business Major is Right for You? Not sure which business major is right for you? Don't worry. As an incoming freshman or transfer student, you will be admitted as a pre-business major. This gives you an opportunity to explore our variety of business majors during your first year before deciding which one is the best fit for you.
The Lundquist College of Business is the home to University of Oregon's pre-business, business administration, and accounting majors. Students interested in business or accounting declare the pre-business major upon applying to the UO. After successfully completing the pre-business requirements, they then apply to the business administration or accounting major. Pre-Business Major Your first step to success. Interested in becoming a business major? Non-UO students declare pre-business through the UO admissions process. Currently enrolled UO students can declare pre-business at anytime. Pre-business majors must complete a series of core courses before applying for admittance to the UO Lundquist College of Business as a full business administration or accounting major. View Requirements Declare Pre-Business* *Current UO students only. Business Administration Prepare to lead. The Lundquist College of Business offers BS and BA degrees in business administration. All students who are successfully admitted to the major will complete a set of ten upper-division core courses and seven additional electives.
For those who are looking for a college degree to prepare them for a job in the "real" world, what could more real than a business major? According to the Center on Education and the Workforce's report " What's It Worth: The Economic Value of College Majors, " business is the most popular major with an average of 25% of student graduating with the major. Furthermore, Business Majors ranked third in median wages at $60, 000 with only Engineering and Computer & Mathematics majors with higher wages. Of course, "Business" major consists of a variety of majors, some paying better than others. Business Economics had the highest median earnings at $75, 000 but the average earnings of $50, 000 for Hospitality Management at the bottom of the category is still higher than four other major groups. According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, this category includes some of the projected fasted growing occupations such as Personal Financial Advisors, Market Research Analysts, Actuaries, and Financial Analysts.
It's Not Just Business It has long been known that liberal arts majors have been able get jobs in the "business" world. However, now an increasing number of business schools are including liberal arts as part of its curriculum. According to Businessweek, "At Bentley University, business students can double major in liberal studies focused on a theme such as ethics and social responsibility or earth, environment, and global sustainability. " At many colleges, "business as usual" for business majors is no longer the case. Colleges You Can Get Into and Graduate From The following table lists the 50-50 colleges with the most business majors. I included colleges if 25% or more of graduates had a business major or there were 500 or more graduates with a business major. A total of 18 colleges out of 151 met both qualifications. There are 66 private colleges and 85 public institutions on the list. Pennsylvania had the most, followed by New York and Ohio. The five-year graduation rate is used for public universities and the four-year rate for private institutions.