30 Best Online Bachelor in Business Administration Degree Programs

“The busi­ness of Amer­i­ca is busi­ness.” Thus spoke Calvin Coolidge, our 30th Pres­i­dent of the Unit­ed States. While we have our eco­nom­ic troughs and moun­tain­tops as a nation, busi­ness is a major that’s not going any­where. In fact, uni­ver­si­ties are expand­ing busi­ness degree offer­ings, espe­cial­ly online degrees. Accord­ing to the Bab­son Sur­vey Research Group, online edu­ca­tion has increased every year for 14 years run­ning. Esti­mates vary, but as many as six mil­lion stu­dents are enrolled as online learn­ers. There is no doubt that online edu­ca­tion is grow­ing at a rapid pace and schools are adapt­ing. Dig­i­tal learn­ing also con­tin­ues to improve in many ways, pri­mar­i­ly as tech­nolo­gies devel­op and improve.

Online busi­ness degrees are becom­ing more read­i­ly avail­able. The advan­tages are flex­i­bil­i­ty and afford­abil­i­ty. Though a com­mon crit­i­cism of dig­i­tal learn­ing is that the qual­i­ty is “not as good” as tra­di­tion­al brick and mor­tar learn­ing, many stu­dents and tes­ti­monies speak oth­er­wise. The Online Learn­ing Con­sor­tium states that “90 per­cent of stu­dents think online learn­ing is the same or bet­ter than the tra­di­tion­al class­room experience…[and] 71 per­cent of aca­d­e­m­ic lead­ers rate online learn­ing out­comes the same or supe­ri­or to face-to-face learn­ing.” More­over, most uni­ver­si­ty fac­ul­ty who teach online are the same as who teach on-cam­pus, and the course­work is identical. 

Bachelor’s in Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion degrees focus on fun­da­men­tal knowl­edge and skills. They offer a holis­tic, birds-eye per­spec­tive of busi­ness. BBA’s offer train­ing in finance, invest­ment, mar­ket­ing, e‑commerce, human resources, lead­er­ship and deci­sion mak­ing, as well as nego­ti­a­tion. The broad-based edu­ca­tion a BBA pro­vides pre­pares indi­vid­u­als for any size of the orga­ni­za­tion, pub­lic, pri­vate, and non-prof­its alike. 

Though the BBA is gen­er­al­ized, some schools offer spe­cial­iza­tions in areas such as Account­ing, Man­age­ment, or Sup­ply Chain Man­age­ment. Addi­tion­al­ly, schools may pro­vide a major with a Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion focus. What­ev­er the case may be, look for those that are AACSB Inter­na­tion­al-accred­it­ed. The Asso­ci­a­tion to Advance Col­le­giate Schools of Busi­ness is the gold-stan­dard of accred­i­ta­tions for the BBA. In fact, less than five per­cent of busi­ness schools hold it. 

Over­all, the like­ly growth of online learn­ing, improv­ing tech­nol­o­gy, and con­tin­u­al adapt­ing by uni­ver­si­ties makes online learn­ing attrac­tive for the work­ing par­ent, the work­ing pro­fes­sion­al, trans­fer stu­dents, those who want to com­plete a bachelor’s, and those who hold asso­ciates degrees. The BBA is ide­al for the job growth is sta­ble for busi­ness majors. Finan­cial and busi­ness occu­pa­tions are expect­ed to grow 8.4 per­cent. The Bureau of Labor Sta­tis­tics projects promis­ing job growth rates for the fol­low­ing spe­cif­ic fields: Finan­cial Ana­lyst posi­tions (23%), Med­ical and Health Ser­vices man­agers (22%), Human Resource spe­cial­ists (21%), and Accoun­tants and Audi­tors (16%).

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We have combed the nation search­ing for the best online BBA degrees. The schools on the list were ranked based on cost per cred­it hour, aver­age ear­ly career salary, stu­dent to fac­ul­ty ratio, and grad­u­a­tion and reten­tion rates. All sta­tis­tics were gath­ered from the Nation­al Cen­ter for Edu­ca­tion Sta­tis­tics, payscale.com, and school web­sites. Cal­cu­la­tions were made based on the fol­low­ing percentages:

• Cost per cred­it — 40%
• Stu­dent to fac­ul­ty ratio — 10%
• Reten­tion rate — 10%
• Grad­u­a­tion rate — 10%
• Aver­age ear­ly career salary — 30%

1. University of North Carolina at Greensboro

• Loca­tion: Greens­boro, NC
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 16,281
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio: 18 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post Bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Post-mas­ter’s cer­tifi­cate, Doc­tor’s degree — research/scholarship, Doc­tor’s degree-pro­fes­sion­al practice
• Accred­i­ta­tion: South­ern Asso­ci­a­tion of Col­leges and Schools, Com­mis­sion on Col­leges as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

The Uni­ver­si­ty of North Car­oli­na at Greens­boro was found­ed as a women’s col­lege in 1891. Now a major pub­lic uni­ver­si­ty, the school offers many cur­ric­u­lar and extracur­ric­u­lar oppor­tu­ni­ties for the near­ly 20,000 stu­dents who attend.

Com­pe­ti­tion is fun­da­men­tal to the work­ing of our mixed econ­o­my. At UNCG, the online Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion degree trains stu­dents in the essen­tial areas of eco­nom­ics, finance, man­age­ment, mar­ket­ing and sup­ply chain man­age­ment, and more to suc­ceed in a dog-eat-dog world. Accred­it­ed by the Asso­ci­a­tion to Advance Col­le­giate Schools of Busi­ness (AACSB), the pro­gram offers all class­es online with the same fac­ul­ty who teach cours­es on cam­pus. Stu­dents can choose between asyn­chro­nous or syn­chro­nous online learn­ing and can expect eight hours of work and study each week for a three-cred­it course. No mat­ter what state you live in, UNCG’s online degrees are autho­rized in all 50 states and Puer­to Rico. With a low­er cost than on-cam­pus learn­ing, UNCG offers a good return on invest­ment. High-qual­i­ty edu­ca­tion, low cost per cred­it, a grad­u­a­tion rate of 91%, and an aver­age ear­ly career salary of $52,000 pro­pelled UNCG to the top of the list.

• Cost per Cred­it: $314
• Pro­gram Web­site: https://online.uncg.edu/bachelor-of-science-in-business-administration

2. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

• Loca­tion: White­wa­ter, WI 
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 11,409
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio:21 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Asso­ci­ate’s degree, Bach­e­lor’s degree, Mas­ter’s degree, Doc­tor’s degree-pro­fes­sion­al practice
• Accred­i­ta­tion: High­er Learn­ing Com­mis­sion as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

Like so many of our large uni­ver­si­ties, the Uni­ver­si­ty of Wis­con­sin-White­wa­ter began as a nor­mal school to train teach­ers. Since 1868 UW-White­wa­ter has been a place to learn how to thrive as a Warhawk and it’s no dif­fer­ent today as the Uni­ver­si­ty cel­e­brates their 150th Anniversary. 

The Col­lege of Busi­ness and Eco­nom­ics offers a B.S. in Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion entire­ly online. AACSB Inter­na­tion­al accred­it­ed UW-White­wa­ter pre­pares stu­dents for the glob­al econ­o­my. The online degree is pro­vid­ed as a gen­er­al busi­ness degree or as a mar­ket­ing degree depend­ing on your choice of focus. Both the options are 120 cred­its (min­i­mum of 30 from UW-White­wa­ter). Unlike oth­er schools, UWW’s tuition for their online degree is the same for in-state or out-of-state at $389 per cred­it. If you are look­ing to be an Entre­pre­neur, Sup­ply Chain Plan­ner, Retail Store Man­ag­er, Mar­ket Ana­lyst, or Inter­net Mar­keter, the reg­u­lar fac­ul­ty and experts in the field will guide you to under­stand the core prin­ci­ples in busi­ness from account­ing to mar­ket­ing to finance and busi­ness sta­tis­tics. Appli­ca­tions are online and include a $50 fee, tran­scripts, ACT/SAT scores, and more. Dead­lines are May 1st for Fall and Decem­ber 1st for Spring.

• Cost per Cred­it: $389

3. Oregon State University

• Loca­tion: Cor­val­lis, OR
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 25,327
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio: 18 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Doc­tor’s degree — research/scholarship, Doc­tor’s degree-pro­fes­sion­al practice
• Accred­i­ta­tion: North­west Com­mis­sion on Col­leges and Uni­ver­si­ties as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

Locat­ed in the ver­dant Willamette Val­ley in Cor­val­lis, Ore­gon, Ore­gon State Uni­ver­si­ty has been edu­cat­ing young men and women since the pio­neer days. OSU is one of only three insti­tu­tions in our nation that is a land‑, space‑, sun‑, and sea-grant institution.

Ore­gon State Uni­ver­si­ty’s Ecam­pus deliv­ers more than 50 aca­d­e­m­ic pro­grams, and 1,000 cours­es online; the teach­ers are the same fac­ul­ty that OSU is known for regard­ing exper­tise and research cre­den­tials. As one of the most inex­pen­sive online bach­e­lors in Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion, OSU is worth a look. An AACSB-accred­it­ed BA or BS, the degree offers options in cur­ricu­lum and deliv­ery. Stu­dents learn all the fun­da­men­tals of busi­ness admin­is­tra­tion 100 per­cent online or choose some face-to-face cours­es. If you choose blend­ed learn­ing, stu­dents should note the face-to-face cours­es are in Port­land. As for areas of focus dig­i­tal mar­ket­ing, gen­er­al busi­ness, mar­ket­ing, retail man­age­ment, or sup­ply chain and logis­tics man­age­ment are avail­able. The degree takes an aver­age of four to six years to com­plete. OSU has a gen­er­ous trans­fer pol­i­cy but requires a min­i­mum of 45 cred­its to be com­plet­ed through the Uni­ver­si­ty. You can apply for win­ter, spring, ear­ly fall, fall, or even start in the sum­mer if you meet oth­er admis­sions requirements. 

• Cost per Cred­it: $308
• Pro­gram Web­site: https://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/online-degrees/undergraduate/business/

4. Colorado State University-Global Campus

• Loca­tion: Green­wood Vil­lage, CO
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 8,168
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio: 32 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Less than one year cer­tifi­cate, Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree
• Accred­i­ta­tion: High­er Learn­ing Commission

“If you have the courage, we have the col­lege” is the mot­to of Col­orado State Uni­ver­si­ty-Glob­al Cam­pus. As the Uni­ver­si­ty System’s online cam­pus, CSU-Glob­al knows how to help peo­ple earn degrees and enter the job mar­ket equipped to suc­ceed. Found­ed in 2007, the school is the first ful­ly online pub­lic university.

If you are look­ing for a Bachelor’s in Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion, CSU-Glob­al offers a dif­fer­ent path. Know­ing that busi­ness admin­is­tra­tion tends to start broad and focus lat­er, at CSU-Glob­al, stu­dents choose one of sev­er­al Bach­e­lor’s in Busi­ness, from Account­ing, Busi­ness Man­age­ment, to Mar­ket­ing and then spe­cial­ize in Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion. This allows a more com­pre­hen­sive, yet spe­cial­ized approach; add to this the glo­ry of learn­ing online, flex­i­bil­i­ty and afford­abil­i­ty and CSU-Global’s approach comes into focus. At CSU-Glob­al the 100 per­cent online degree is asyn­chro­nous. So, learn­ing at your pace is a top pri­or­i­ty. Rec­og­niz­ing a weak­ness of some dig­i­tal learn­ing envi­ron­ments, CSU-Glob­al under­stands the needs of stu­dents to work with peers and instruc­tors and strives to make that hap­pen. The School offers month­ly term starts and accel­er­at­ed 8‑week cours­es as well. Over­all, the Uni­ver­si­ty pro­vides the best of online learn­ing today with fan­tas­tic choice, flex­i­bil­i­ty, and affordability.

• Cost per Cred­it: $350
• Pro­gram Web­site: https://csuglobal.edu/undergraduate/areas-study/business

5. Indiana University — Bloomington

• Loca­tion: Bloom­ing­ton, IN
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 39,184
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio: 39,184
• Stu­dent-to-fac­ul­ty ratio: 17 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Less than one year cer­tifi­cate, One but less than two years cer­tifi­cate, Asso­ci­ate’s degree, Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Doc­tor’s degree — research/scholarship, Doc­tor’s degree-pro­fes­sion­al practice
• Accred­i­ta­tion: High­er Learn­ing Com­mis­sion as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

Indi­ana Uni­ver­si­ty-Bloom­ing­ton is the flag­ship cam­pus of Indi­ana University’s eight cam­pus­es. IU has 16 schools and offers 550 degree pro­grams in just about every field pos­si­ble. IU is one of the 62 mem­bers of the Asso­ci­a­tion of Amer­i­can Uni­ver­si­ties and is known for out­stand­ing research.

If you are look­ing for a well-respect­ed and afford­able large uni­ver­si­ty that offers a com­pre­hen­sive Bachelor’s in Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion, look no fur­ther than IU-Bloom­ing­ton. The ful­ly online degree will pre­pare you for lead­er­ship on day one. Know­ing this degree is one of 115 offered at IU demon­strates that the School has an estab­lished his­to­ry in dig­i­tal learn­ing. The online learn­ing is asyn­chro­nous and IU makes clear they have indi­vid­ual sup­port that can set them apart from oth­er uni­ver­si­ties. The teach­ing by the same great fac­ul­ty teach­ing on cam­pus means the edu­ca­tion in account­ing, adver­tis­ing and pro­mo­tion, human resources, inter­na­tion­al busi­ness, mar­ket­ing, and oper­a­tions man­age­ment increas­es is depend­able. The knowl­edge and best prac­tices taught are a neces­si­ty in our com­pet­i­tive glob­al econ­o­my. Anoth­er bonus of choos­ing IU are the sev­en concentrations—CPA account­ing, man­age­r­i­al account­ing, com­put­er infor­ma­tion sys­tems , economics,entrepreneurship, finance, and mar­ket­ing. Adding one of these makes grad­u­ates more mar­ketable in a com­pet­i­tive field. 

• Cost per Cred­it: $315

6. University of Maryland — College Park

• Loca­tion: Col­lege Park, MD
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 28,472
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio: 17 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Two but less than four years cer­tifi­cate, Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Post-mas­ter’s cer­tifi­cate, Doc­tor’s degree — research/scholarship, Doc­tor’s degree-pro­fes­sion­al practice
• Accred­i­ta­tion: Mid­dle States Com­mis­sion on High­er Edu­ca­tion as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

One of the nations land-grant insti­tu­tions, Uni­ver­si­ty of Mary­land-Col­lege Park is the flag­ship of the UM Sys­tem. Found­ed in 1856, the Uni­ver­si­ty pro­vides the best Amer­i­can pub­lic high­er learn­ing offers. From excel­lent pro­grams, clubs, sports, fac­ul­ty, activ­i­ties, and cam­pus to the unique advan­tage of hav­ing the Library of Con­gress, Nation­al Archives and the Smith­son­ian Insti­tu­tion just five miles away, UM-Col­lege Park is top-notch. 

At UM the B.S. in Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion can be 100 per­cent online or hybrid. The School has a gen­er­ous trans­fer pol­i­cy and will accept up to 90 cred­its (the pro­gram is 120 cred­its total). Cours­es in the 120-cred­it pro­gram include Sta­tis­tics, Mar­ket­ing Prin­ci­ples, Account­ing, Busi­ness Ethics, and more. Through­out the pro­gram, the cur­ric­u­lar focus is on gain­ing real-world skills to be able to cre­ate, orga­nize, man­age, and com­mu­ni­cate in a non-prof­it, for-prof­it, or pub­lic orga­ni­za­tion. Besides acquir­ing knowl­edge and skills through dig­i­tal learn­ing by read­ing and writ­ing, projects such as ana­lyz­ing a par­tic­u­lar com­pa­ny, role-play­ing a busi­ness plan for a banker or investor, and par­tic­i­pat­ing in actu­al real-world inter­views are uti­lized. Tuition per cred­it varies depend­ing on if you’re in-state, out-of-state, or mil­i­tary at $289, $499, and $250 respectively. 

• Cost per Cred­it: $499
• Pro­gram Web­site: http://www.umuc.edu/academic-programs/bachelors-degrees/business-administration-major.cfm

7. Florida International University

• Loca­tion: Mia­mi, FL
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 45,856
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio: 27 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Asso­ci­ate’s degree, Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Post-mas­ter’s cer­tifi­cate, Doc­tor’s degree — research/scholarship, Doc­tor’s degree-pro­fes­sion­al practice
• Accred­i­ta­tion: South­ern Asso­ci­a­tion of Col­leges and Schools, Com­mis­sion on Col­leges as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

Not many research uni­ver­si­ties claim to have start­ed on an aban­doned airstrip. Flori­da Inter­na­tion­al Uni­ver­si­ty does. Found­ed in 1965, FIU now boasts a Carnegie Very High Research des­ig­na­tion and is one of the largest uni­ver­si­ties in the nation. 

Besides being known for research, FIU offers excel­lent oppor­tu­ni­ties for those seek­ing online degrees. The dig­i­tal learn­ing degree in busi­ness admin­is­tra­tion is a Bach­e­lor of Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion that spe­cial­izes in Finance for those inter­est­ed in a career or grad­u­ate stud­ies in busi­ness, bank­ing or cor­po­rate finance. Careers in these areas range from $65,000 up to $140,000 annu­al salary and can be very reward­ing. FIU’s pro­gram aims to pro­duce pro­fi­cien­cy in under­stand­ing finan­cial mar­kets, domes­ti­cal­ly and glob­al­ly, ana­lyz­ing invest­ment risk and strate­gies for cor­po­ra­tions, uti­liz­ing sta­tis­tics and finan­cial instru­ments to max­i­mize ROI, and more. Of the 120 cred­its required, 60 are ded­i­cat­ed to upper divi­sion cours­es such as Advanced Com­mu­ni­ca­tion for Busi­ness, Com­mer­cial Bank Man­age­ment, and Finan­cial Risk Man­age­ment-Finan­cial Engi­neer­ing. Admis­sion require­ments are straight­for­ward and involve a $30 fee, tran­scripts, ACT/SAT, and a min­i­mum GPA of 2.50. The pro­gram starts in the fall, spring, and summer.

• Cost per Cred­it: $329
• Pro­gram Web­site: http://fiuonline.fiu.edu/programs/online-undergraduate-degrees/bachelor-of-arts-in-business-administration-finance.php

8. Kennesaw State University

• Loca­tion: Ken­ne­saw, GA
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 32,166
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio: 20 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Less than one year cer­tifi­cate, One but less than two years cer­tifi­cate, Asso­ci­ate’s degree, Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Post-mas­ter’s cer­tifi­cate, Doc­tor’s degree — research/scholarship
• Accred­i­ta­tion: South­ern Asso­ci­a­tion of Col­leges and Schools, Com­mis­sion on Col­leges as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

From the hum­ble begin­nings of junior col­lege, Ken­ne­saw State Uni­ver­si­ty is now a boom­ing 35,000-student uni­ver­si­ty offer­ing over 150 pro­grams on two cam­pus­es. Research is sig­nif­i­cant at KSU, and it is a Carnegie-des­ig­nat­ed doc­tor­al insti­tu­tion. Besides out­stand­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties on-cam­pus, KSU also has a vibrant dig­i­tal learn­ing envi­ron­ment with 70 online degrees, cer­ti­fi­ca­tions, and endorse­ment pro­grams and over 500 online courses.

The Coles Col­lege of Busi­ness at KSU offers an online BBA in three majors: Infor­ma­tion Secu­ri­ty and Assur­ance, Man­age­ment, or Mar­ket­ing. Infor­ma­tion Secu­ri­ty and Assur­ance is a rapid­ly grow­ing field that involves pro­tect­ing infor­ma­tion and data. If you are good with com­put­ers but don’t want to get too tech­ni­cal and have an inkling for busi­ness, this may be a good fit. Experts in the field teach all of the online BBA pro­grams. Stu­dents take core class­es in finan­cial account­ing, busi­ness sta­tis­tics, macro­eco­nom­ics, and oper­a­tions man­age­ment to name a few. Through­out the pro­gram, the skills that are empha­sized include mak­ing deci­sions, solv­ing prob­lems and tak­ing charge—the foun­da­tion of prop­er busi­ness admin­is­tra­tion. One of the low­est tuitions on our list, KSU deserves a long look.

• Cost per Cred­it: $257
• Pro­gram Web­site: http://learnonline.kennesaw.edu/undergraduate-programs/business/bba-management.php

9. University of South Dakota

• Loca­tion: Ver­mil­lion, SD
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 7500
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio:18 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Less than one year cer­tifi­cate, Asso­ci­ate’s degree, Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Doc­tor’s degree — research/scholarship, Doc­tor’s degree-pro­fes­sion­al practice
• Accred­i­ta­tion: High­er Learn­ing Com­mis­sion as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

The Uni­ver­si­ty of South Dako­ta is the State’s old­est uni­ver­si­ty. Found­ed at the begin­ning of the Civ­il War in 1862, the beau­ti­ful 274-acre cam­pus is nes­tled on the bluffs look­ing over the Mis­souri Riv­er in Vermillion. 

The Bea­com School of Busi­ness at USD offers a BBA entire­ly online. Once stu­dents are admit­ted to the Uni­ver­si­ty in Gen­er­al Busi­ness, they take cours­es in the fun­da­men­tals for the first two years. With this foun­da­tion in place, stu­dents then apply for admis­sion into the Bea­com School of Busi­ness to choose their area of inter­est: Account­ing, eco­nom­ics, finance, mar­ket­ing, or e‑commerce, for exam­ple. The BBA at USD is an excel­lent fit for adult learn­ers who may be chang­ing careers or going back to school to com­plete a dream that’s been on hold for a while. As for the online learn­ing at the School, stu­dents will gain knowl­edge and skills through live/recorded lec­tures, be able to vis­it with fac­ul­ty, work in a week-to-week sched­ule, par­tic­i­pate in inter­ac­tive dis­cus­sions and group activ­i­ties, and more. Admis­sion to the BBA includes 45 cred­it hours, a 2.50 GPA, and the com­ple­tion of the pre-busi­ness core. 

• Cost per Cred­it: $340
• Pro­gram Web­site: http://www.usd.edu/usd-online/online-programs/bachelor-of-business-administration

10. University of Illinois at Chicago

• Loca­tion: Chica­go, IL
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 17,959
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio: 18 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Post-mas­ter’s cer­tifi­cate, Doc­tor’s degree — research/scholarship, Doc­tor’s degree-pro­fes­sion­al practice
• Accred­i­ta­tion: High­er Learn­ing Com­mis­sion as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

The Uni­ver­si­ty of Illi­nois at Chica­go is the largest uni­ver­si­ty in Chica­go and is the sec­ond estab­lished in the UI Sys­tem. UIC’s his­to­ry began as a health sci­ence uni­ver­si­ty in 1859. Now com­pre­hen­sive, the Uni­ver­si­ty offers incred­i­ble facil­i­ties and a sig­nif­i­cant impact in Chica­go where 1 in 10 are alum­ni of UIC.

At UI Chica­go, the Bachelor’s in Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion pre­pares stu­dents with the knowl­edge and skills to excel in any orga­ni­za­tion. If you are look­ing for a degree that will pro­vide lead­er­ship or a launch­ing pad into advanced busi­ness degrees UI’s BBA fits the bill. The pro­gram is offered in both an eight-week and reg­u­lar for­mat. An AACSB Inter­na­tion­al accred­it­ed school trans­lates into a con­fi­dence that qual­i­ty instruc­tion and train­ing lead to suc­cess­ful out­comes. Admis­sion require­ments include 60 hours of post-sec­ondary course­work, a 2.50 GPA, and tran­scripts. A sam­ple of course­work in the pro­gram ranges from fun­da­men­tals of busi­ness such as Oper­a­tions Man­age­ment and Busi­ness Sta­tis­tics I and II to advanced cours­es that allow some choice such as Entre­pre­neur­ial Finance, Busi­ness, Soci­ety, and the Glob­al Econ­o­my, and Man­age­r­i­al Effec­tive­ness Through Diversity.

• Cost per Cred­it: $406
• Pro­gram Web­site: https://catalog.uic.edu/ucat/colleges-depts/business-administration/bba/

11. Southeast Missouri State University

• Loca­tion: Cape Girardeau, MO
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 10,693
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio: 21 to 1
• Degrees Offered: One but less than two years cer­tifi­cate, Asso­ci­ate’s degree, Two but less than four years cer­tifi­cate, Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Post-mas­ter’s certificate
• Accred­i­ta­tion: High­er Learn­ing Com­mis­sion as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

A com­pre­hen­sive uni­ver­si­ty, South­east Mis­souri State Uni­ver­si­ty offers more than 145 under­grad­u­ate majors, 100 minors, and more than 75 grad­u­ate pro­grams. The School was found­ed in 1873 as a nor­mal school and sits near the banks of the icon­ic Mis­sis­sip­pi. In fact, it was even men­tioned by Mark Twain.

The Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion degree at SMSU is designed as both a tra­di­tion­al on-cam­pus and a ful­ly 100 per­cent online degree. Taught by the same fac­ul­ty as tra­di­tion­al learn­ing, the online learn­ing envi­ron­ment is chal­leng­ing and reward­ing. The degree is a pop­u­lar choice for part-time stu­dents seek­ing to chip away at a degree, or com­plete one start­ed in the past. Mul­ti­ple tracks accom­plish this: four‑, six‑, eight‑, and six­teen-week ses­sions or a com­bi­na­tion of these pro­vide a way if there’s a will. The 120 cred­it-hour degree is AACSB-accred­it­ed. Some­thing else to note when look­ing at SMSU’s BBA is that stu­dents can tai­lor the degree to their par­tic­u­lar busi­ness inter­est: finance, account­ing, retail, or bank­ing, to name some. With a healthy dose of core class­es to build on, stu­dents select advanced cours­es to meet their needs in their desired field. Last­ly, the $272 cred­it-hour price is one of the most inex­pen­sive on our list.

• Cost per Cred­it: $272
• Pro­gram Web­site: http://www.semo.edu/online/online-degrees/BS-business-administration.html

12. University of Florida

• Loca­tion: Gainesville, FL
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 34,554
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio: 20 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Less than one year cer­tifi­cate, One but less than two years cer­tifi­cate, Asso­ci­ate’s degree, Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Post-mas­ter’s cer­tifi­cate, Doc­tor’s degree — research/scholarship, Doc­tor’s degree-pro­fes­sion­al practice
• Accred­i­ta­tion: South­ern Asso­ci­a­tion of Col­leges and Schools, Com­mis­sion on Col­leges as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

The Uni­ver­si­ty of Flori­da is a siz­able uni­ver­si­ty offer­ing ample choice and flex­i­bil­i­ty. Research is fun­da­men­tal with over $700 mil­lion ded­i­cat­ed to it. It is to the University’s cred­it that 56 per­cent of stu­dents grad­u­ate with no stu­dent loan debt.

Invest­ing in the future is some­thing UF’s nation­al­ly rec­og­nized War­ring­ton School of Busi­ness takes pride in. The School offers an AACSB-accred­it­ed Bach­e­lor’s of Sci­ence and Bachelor’s of Art in Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion. The dif­fer­ence between the BSBA and the BABA occurs after the foun­da­tion­al busi­ness cours­es are ful­filled. The BSBA con­tin­ues the oper­a­tional lead­er­ship and orga­ni­za­tion train­ing in upper lev­els, where­as the BABA breaks off into spe­cial­ized focus areas. The eight spe­cial­iza­tions include Anthro­pol­o­gy, Busi­ness and Eco­nom­ic Geog­ra­phy, Edu­ca­tion­al Stud­ies, Gen­er­al Busi­ness, Geol­o­gy, Mass Com­mu­ni­ca­tion, Soci­ol­o­gy, and Sports Man­age­ment. Either BBA degree will open up oppor­tu­ni­ties as an Accoun­tant and Audi­tor, Bud­get Ana­lyst, Mar­ket-research Spe­cial­ist, and many oth­er careers. Rank­ing #17 in a U.S. News and World Report list, you can count on what UF says—a pro­gram the pre­pares you to lead and suc­ceed in any pub­lic, pri­vate, or non-prof­it organization.

• Cost per Cred­it: $552
• Pro­gram Web­site: https://ufonline.ufl.edu/degrees/undergraduate/business-administration/

13. University of Illinois at Springfield

• Loca­tion: Spring­field, IL
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 2,959
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio: 15 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Post-mas­ter’s cer­tifi­cate, Doc­tor’s degree — research/scholarship
• Accred­i­ta­tion: High­er Learn­ing Commission

“Lead­er­ship Lived” is the mot­to of the Uni­ver­si­ty of Illi­nois at Spring­field. Estab­lished in 1969 and becom­ing part of the Uni­ver­si­ty of Illi­nois Uni­ver­si­ty Sys­tem in 1995, UIS is a mid-sized pub­lic uni­ver­si­ty offer­ing over 50 degrees and over $7 mil­lion in research funding.

There are two options for a Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion degree at UIS. The com­pre­hen­sive BBA, a broad-based focus on the lead­er­ship, orga­ni­za­tion­al, plan­ning, mar­ket­ing, and finance skill set required in our glob­al econ­o­my and the BBA with a con­cen­tra­tion. The BBA Con­cen­tra­tion route pro­vides fun­da­men­tal knowl­edge and prac­tices which lead to a focus on Man­age­ment. (Finance, Sports Man­age­ment, or Mar­ket­ing is avail­able as a con­cen­tra­tion on-cam­pus.) Rest assured that at UIS the same fac­ul­ty teach­es in their ful­ly online pro­gram with the same exper­tise and rig­or as they do in the tra­di­tion­al class­room. Please note that the BBA at UIS is offered for stu­dents who have an associate’s degree or at least 45 hours of com­plet­ed col­lege cred­it towards a bachelor’s degree. Also be aware that the admis­sions for the online pro­gram is com­pet­i­tive and sep­a­rate from the gen­er­al admis­sions. UIS also requires a 3.0 cumu­la­tive GPA, slight­ly high­er than most oth­er programs.

• Cost per Cred­it: $304
• Pro­gram Web­site: https://www.uis.edu/cbam/online/busadminonline/

14. Auburn University 

• Loca­tion: Auburn, AL
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 22,658
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio: 19 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Less than one year cer­tifi­cate, Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Post-mas­ter’s cer­tifi­cate, Doc­tor’s degree — research/scholarship, Doc­tor’s degree-pro­fes­sion­al prac­tice, Doc­tor’s degree — other
• Accred­i­ta­tion: South­ern Asso­ci­a­tion of Col­leges and Schools, Com­mis­sion on Col­leges as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

So much more than their dec­o­rat­ed foot­ball team, Auburn Uni­ver­si­ty is a land-grant col­lege divid­ed into 15 schools that offer over 140 majors. The Archi­tec­ture, Phar­ma­cy, Vet­eri­nary Sci­ence, Engi­neer­ing, and Busi­ness pro­grams are ranked high. AU is also very glob­al in their out­look with over 8000 inter­na­tion­al students. 

The BSBA at Auburn is geared explic­it­ly to trans­fer stu­dents and stu­dents who have begun under­grad­u­ate work and are look­ing to com­plete their degree. The ful­ly 100 per­cent online degree offers the flex­i­bil­i­ty so many need in our fast-paced soci­ety. Housed in the nation­al­ly-rec­og­nized Ray­mond J. Har­bert Col­lege of Busi­ness, experts will teach you with expe­ri­ence and real-world knowl­edge. Admis­sion is offered on a rolling basis through­out the year. Tran­scripts, min­i­mum GPA of 2.5, and a $25 appli­ca­tion fee are the nec­es­sary require­ments. Once admit­ted into the BSBA, stu­dents will take class­es such as Busi­ness Law and Human Resource Man­age­ment. By the end of the 60-cred­it pro­gram you will com­plete 22 cours­es and be ready to lead in any orga­ni­za­tion with the fun­da­men­tals of Mar­ket­ing, Finance, Account­ing, and Management.

• Cost per Cred­it: $486

15. Quinnipiac University

• Loca­tion: Ham­den, CT
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 7099
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio: 16 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Post-mas­ter’s cer­tifi­cate, Doc­tor’s degree-pro­fes­sion­al practice
• Accred­i­ta­tion: New Eng­land Asso­ci­a­tion of Schools and Col­leges, Com­mis­sion on Insti­tu­tions of High­er Edu­ca­tion as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

Quin­nip­i­ac Uni­ver­si­ty is a pri­vate school in Ham­den, CT. The Uni­ver­si­ty is non-sec­tar­i­an and began in 1929 by a busi­ness­man and a Yale grad­u­ate at the onset of the Great Depres­sion. Today, QU offers over 100 pro­grams to stu­dents on three campuses.

Like many BBA’s on this list, QU’s pro­gram is designed for work­ing pro­fes­sion­als, those with an asso­ciates degree, or peo­ple who want to change careers or majors. The pro­gram requires 45 trans­fer cred­its (a max­i­mum trans­fer is 76 cred­its). The AACSB-accred­it­ed pro­gram is 121 cred­its and firm­ly grounds stu­dents in the basics of busi­ness lead­er­ship and admin­is­tra­tion. Teach­ers in the 100 per­cent online BBA are the same excel­lent indus­try-expe­ri­enced fac­ul­ty as the on-cam­pus degree. After the busi­ness core estab­lish­es fun­da­men­tal knowl­edge and skills such as finance, orga­ni­za­tion, and mar­ket­ing, the pro­gram breaks out in the direc­tion you choose in terms of focus and elec­tives; the Open Elec­tives por­tion is 30 cred­its. Rec­og­nized by Prince­ton Review, U.S. News and World Report as a Mil­i­tary Friend­ly School pro­vide the desired pedi­gree of suc­cess­ful outcomes.

• Cost per Cred­it: $500
• Pro­gram Web­site: https://quonline.quinnipiac.edu/online-programs/online-undergraduate-programs/bachelor-of-business-administration/

16. University of Massachusetts

• Loca­tion: Amherst, MATotal Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 23,373
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio: 18 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Less than one year cer­tifi­cate, Asso­ci­ate’s degree, Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Doc­tor’s degree — research/scholarship, Doc­tor’s degree-pro­fes­sion­al practice
• Accred­i­ta­tion: New Eng­land Asso­ci­a­tion of Schools and Col­leges, Com­mis­sion on Insti­tu­tions of High­er Edu­ca­tion as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

The Uni­ver­si­ty of Mass­a­chu­setts is the flag­ship five-cam­pus pub­lic research uni­ver­si­ty in Mass­a­chu­setts. The gor­geous Amherst cam­pus is 90 miles from Boston in Pio­neer Val­ley of West­ern Mass­a­chu­setts. In addi­tion to the choic­es offered on UM’s five cam­pus­es, UMas­sOn­line offers over 150 degrees and cer­tifi­cates online.

UMass Amherst Isen­berg School of Man­age­ment offers the entire­ly online Bachelor’s of Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion. At the out­set, it is note­wor­thy that you can enroll in the pro­gram with a min­i­mum of one year of study at the under­grad­u­ate lev­el or 27 trans­fer cred­its, less than most oth­er schools which require a min­i­mum of trans­fer cred­its (gen­er­al­ly around 45). UMass Online means the same excel­lent fac­ul­ty as on-cam­pus yet ulti­mate flex­i­bil­i­ty. In fact, UMass even allows stu­dents to take up to 15 cred­its of class­es before they apply. It is nice to know, should you choose UMass Online’s BBA, that Isen­berg School of Man­age­ment ranked as #1 in the North­east by Bloomberg Busi­ness­week. Like all online degrees be sure to check the out-of-state require­ments or restric­tions. At this time, UMass Amherst is not accept­ing appli­ca­tions for online pro­grams from stu­dents in Alaba­ma, Arkansas, and Oregon.

• Cost per Cred­it: $525
• Pro­gram Web­site: http://www.umassonline.net/degrees/online-degree-bachelor-business-administration

17. University of Iowa

• Loca­tion: Iowa City, IA
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 24,476
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio: 14 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Post-mas­ter’s cer­tifi­cate, Doc­tor’s degree — research/scholarship, Doc­tor’s degree-pro­fes­sion­al practice
• Accred­i­ta­tion: High­er Learn­ing Com­mis­sion as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

The Uni­ver­si­ty of Iowa is one of the nation’s top pub­lic research uni­ver­si­ties. IU is one of the 62 mem­bers of the Asso­ci­a­tion of Amer­i­can Uni­ver­si­ties and home to one of the best aca­d­e­m­ic med­ical cen­ters in the country. 

At UI the BBA is housed in the Tip­pie Col­lege of Busi­ness (a top-ranked busi­ness school year after year), the pro­gram is par­tic­u­lar­ly suit­ed for trans­fer stu­dents, work­ing adults, or those with an asso­ciates degree. With the online BBA at UI stu­dents major in man­age­ment and take the entre­pre­neur­ial man­age­ment track. Grad­u­ates will be ready to enter the work­force in mid-man­age­ment, busi­ness con­sult­ing, non-prof­it devel­op­ment, and many more high­ly sat­is­fy­ing careers. The cur­ricu­lum for this pro­gram cov­ers the basics in busi­ness and admin­is­tra­tion with a spe­cif­ic focus on how to start, orga­nize, and sus­tain entre­pre­neur­ial ven­ture. There are two ways to apply: direct­ly to Tippie’s BBA pro­gram or gen­er­al­ly to the school’s LIb­er­al Stud­ies Pre-Busi­ness (BLS) major. Both options require 24 trans­fer cred­its, but to be admit­ted through the first option (Tip­pie) you have to have a 2.75 GPA and through the BLS’s option a 2.00 GPA.

• Cost per Cred­it: $467
• Pro­gram Web­site: https://tippie.uiowa.edu/future-undergraduates/online-bba

18. Rutgers University

• Loca­tion: Newark, NJ
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 8,170
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio:: 16 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Post-mas­ter’s cer­tifi­cate, Doc­tor’s degree — research/scholarship, Doc­tor’s degree-pro­fes­sion­al practice
• Accred­i­ta­tion: Mid­dle States Com­mis­sion on High­er Education

With a his­to­ry stretch­ing back to 1766, Rut­gers Uni­ver­si­ty has a rich his­to­ry and tra­di­tion of high­er learn­ing. The School places a strong empha­sis on research and inno­va­tion and is a mem­ber of the pres­ti­gious Asso­ci­a­tion of Amer­i­can Pub­lic Universities.

Rut­gers Online offers a Bach­e­lor of Arts in Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion com­plete­ly online. Rut­gers fac­ul­ty teach­es class­es and you can expect the same rig­or as tra­di­tion­al learn­ing at this Pub­lic Ivy uni­ver­si­ty. You can apply for Fall, Spring, or Sum­mer term, and once enrolled, you can choose to take online cours­es full or part-time. AACSB-accred­it­ed and rec­og­nized for excel­lence in busi­ness by sev­er­al rank­ing pub­li­ca­tions, such as U.S. News and World Report, the BABA at RU is an excel­lent long-term invest­ment. Become a Finan­cial Ser­vices Sales Rep­re­sen­ta­tive, Human Resource Man­ag­er, or Mar­ket­ing Exec­u­tive among the many options that will open up with a BABA. A notable perk of attend­ing Rut­gers is the enroll­ment coach­es, aca­d­e­m­ic guid­ance, and job place­ment sup­port you will receive.

• Cost per Cred­it: $550
• Pro­gram Web­site: https://online.rutgers.edu/ba-business-admin/

19. California State University, Fullerton

• Loca­tion: Fuller­ton, CA
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 34,576
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio: 25 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Bach­e­lor’s degree, Mas­ter’s degree, Doc­tor’s degree-pro­fes­sion­al prac­tice, Doc­tor’s degree — other
• Accred­i­ta­tion: West­ern Asso­ci­a­tion of Schools and Col­leges, Senior Col­lege and Uni­ver­si­ty Com­mis­sion as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

Cal­i­for­nia State Uni­ver­si­ty, Fuller­ton is the largest of the 23 schools in the Cal­i­for­nia State Uni­ver­si­ty Sys­tem. Locat­ed 25 miles from down­town Los Ange­les and about 21 miles from near­by beach­es, the School pro­vides excel­lent cur­ric­u­lar and extracur­ric­u­lar activities. 

CSUF is known for excel­lent busi­ness edu­ca­tion. The BABA through the Mihay­lo Col­lege of Busi­ness and Eco­nom­ics, the largest AACSB-accred­it­ed busi­ness school in the West, offers the best of online learn­ing today. It is a broad-based approach teach­ing mar­ket­ing, finance, man­age­ment, and oper­a­tional orga­ni­za­tion fun­da­men­tals and does not offer spe­cial­iza­tions. With over 50 years of expe­ri­ence, CSUF’s pro­gram and fac­ul­ty can be relied on to get you where you need to be. The BABA is for stu­dents bring­ing pre­vi­ous under­grad­u­ate cred­its or work­ing pro­fes­sion­als seek­ing a change or sec­ond bachelor’s. CSUF requires 63 trans­fer­able semes­ter units (more than many sim­i­lar pro­grams) and a min­i­mum 2.0 GPA. The cur­ricu­lum fol­lows a sequen­tial cohort mod­el and set order; an accel­er­at­ed track is avail­able should you com­plete the first semes­ter with a 3.0 GPA. 

• Cost per Cred­it: $475
• Pro­gram Web­site: https://baba.fullerton.edu/

20. University of Southern Mississippi

• Loca­tion: Hat­ties­burg, MS
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 11,779
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio: 17 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Less than one year cer­tifi­cate, Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Post-mas­ter’s cer­tifi­cate, Doc­tor’s degree — research/scholarship
• Accred­i­ta­tion: South­ern Asso­ci­a­tion of Col­leges and Schools, Com­mis­sion on Col­leges as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

The Uni­ver­si­ty of South­ern Mis­sis­sip­pi was estab­lished in 1910. It is now a large, com­pre­hen­sive, pub­lic uni­ver­si­ty offer­ing many aca­d­e­m­ic, ath­let­ic, and extracur­ric­u­lar oppor­tu­ni­ties. South­ern Miss is known for being an excel­lent lib­er­al arts school (it start­ed as a teach­ing col­lege) but also is prized as the pre­mier research school on the Gulf Coast.

The Uni­ver­si­ty of South­ern Mis­sis­sip­pi offers an inex­pen­sive, 100 per­cent online BBA. At South­ern Miss, the BSBA has a gen­er­al approach. Though you won’t have the spe­cial­iza­tion or con­cen­tra­tion options, you may work with oth­er degree pro­grams; there is still ample flex­i­bil­i­ty in cur­ricu­lum. The Uni­ver­si­ty pro­vides areas of study with sev­er­al course options where stu­dents select one or two areas. For exam­ple, in the Busi­ness Core, they choose 15 cred­its (five class­es out of nine pos­si­bil­i­ties). Admis­sions require­ments include a core of gen­er­al edu­ca­tion class­es: four cred­its of Eng­lish, three of math, three of sci­ences, three of social stud­ies, two of advanced elec­tives, and a half cred­it of com­put­er appli­ca­tions; up to 62 cred­its are trans­ferrable. One of the more afford­able pro­grams on the list, USM is worth consideration.

• Cost per Cred­it: $339
• Pro­gram Web­site: https://online.usm.edu/undergrad/business-administration-bs/

21. Regis University

• Loca­tion: Den­ver, CO
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 4,070
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio:: 14 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Less than one year cer­tifi­cate, One but less than two years cer­tifi­cate, Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Post-mas­ter’s cer­tifi­cate, Doc­tor’s degree-pro­fes­sion­al practice
• Accred­i­ta­tion: High­er Learn­ing Com­mis­sion as well as sev­er­al oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

Reg­is Uni­ver­si­ty, named after Saint John Fran­cis Reg­is, is a pri­vate, Jesuit uni­ver­si­ty. Locat­ed in Den­ver, Col­orado with the majes­tic Rock­ies as a back­drop makes Reg­is a great place to study. Whether you choose an online or tra­di­tion­al degree, you can count on a small, per­son­al­ized learn­ing experience.

There are 78 online degree pro­grams at Reg­is. The BSBA degree is offered through the Col­lege of Busi­ness and Eco­nom­ics in both a tra­di­tion­al and online for­mat. The online ver­sion is avail­able as an accel­er­at­ed pro­gram both for a Bachelor’s or a com­bined Bachelor’s and Mas­ters. The cur­ricu­lum is com­pre­hen­sive and broad in the core. It pre­pares grad­u­ates to start in any indus­try or orga­ni­za­tion with the knowl­edge and skills required in a fast-paced, ever-chang­ing glob­al econ­o­my. A notable fea­ture of the accel­er­at­ed BSBA is the sev­en areas of spe­cial­iza­tion from Human Resource Man­age­ment to Mar­ket­ing. Like oth­er Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion degrees, the pro­gram is designed to build off pre­view core cur­ricu­lum from an asso­ciate or under­grad­u­ate edu­ca­tion. Some­thing else to note is that Reg­is is will­ing to look at work expe­ri­ence to trans­late into trans­fer credits.

• Cost per Cred­it: $490
• Pro­gram Web­site: https://www.regis.edu/CBE/Academics/Degrees-Programs/Undergraduate-Programs/BS-Business.aspx

22. University of Nebraska at Kearney

• Loca­tion: Kear­ney, NE
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 5,056
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio: 14 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Bach­e­lor’s degree, Mas­ter’s degree, Post-mas­ter’s certificate
• Accred­i­ta­tion: High­er Learn­ing Commission.

What began on 20 acres at the turn of the 20th cen­tu­ry as a sim­ple nor­mal school, the Uni­ver­si­ty of Nebras­ka at Kear­ney is now a mid-sized col­lege offer­ing 120 under­grad­u­ate majors, 22 pre-pro­fes­sion­al pro­grams, and 27 grad­u­ate programs. 

The Online BSBA pro­gram at UNK will train you in the nec­es­sary skills to work in man­age­ment, mar­ket­ing, account­ing, finance, eco­nom­ics, human resource man­age­ment, and more. The BSBA is catered to work­ing adults and those seek­ing to change careers or com­plete an under­grad­u­ate degree. It can be tak­en entire­ly online with no cam­pus vis­its. The AACSB-accred­it­ed pro­gram is 45 cred­its or core class­es, 35 BSBA, plus a minor. Minors offered in an online for­mat are account­ing and mar­ket­ing. If these options sound like a fit, UNK’s online pro­gram is afford­able as well. Tuition is $375 per cred­it. Apply­ing is straight­for­ward with a $45 appli­ca­tion fee and tran­scripts. All in all, if UNK is the right size, pro­gram, and price, be sure you meet admis­sion requirements.

• Cost per Cred­it: $375
• Pro­gram Web­site: http://www.unk.edu/academics/ecampus/degrees-programs/business-administration.php

23. University of Georgia

• Loca­tion: Athens, GA
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 27,951
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio:: 18 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Less than one year cer­tifi­cate, One but less than two years cer­tifi­cate, Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Post-mas­ter’s cer­tifi­cate, Doc­tor’s degree — research/scholarship, Doc­tor’s degree-pro­fes­sion­al practice
• Accred­i­ta­tion: South­ern Asso­ci­a­tion of Col­leges and Schools, Com­mis­sion on Col­leges as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

The Uni­ver­si­ty of Geor­gia is an Amer­i­can pub­lic research uni­ver­si­ty. Its main 762-acre cam­pus is locat­ed in Athens, Geor­gia approx­i­mate­ly 70 miles north­east of down­town Atlanta. Char­tered by the Geor­gia Gen­er­al Assem­bly on Jan­u­ary 27, 1785, in Savan­nah, The Uni­ver­si­ty is America’s first state-char­tered uni­ver­si­ty and the birth­place of the Amer­i­can sys­tem of pub­lic high­er edu­ca­tion. In addi­tion to its sta­tus as a land-grant insti­tu­tion, the Uni­ver­si­ty is one of 30 insti­tu­tions in the nation to be des­ig­nat­ed a Sea Grant College. 

The Ter­ry Col­lege of Busi­ness at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Geor­gia offers an online Bach­e­lor of Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion. Designed with full-time employ­ees, mil­i­tary per­son­nel, and busy adults in mind, the cours­es are offered entire­ly online in eight-week incre­ments. The degree pro­vides a broad spec­trum of prac­ti­cal busi­ness knowl­edge; grad­u­ates are pre­pared for careers as man­agers, entre­pre­neurs, and oth­er posi­tions in the busi­ness world. Stu­dents are assured of an excel­lent edu­ca­tion, as the cours­es are taught by the same qual­i­fied fac­ul­ty who teach in the on-cam­pus pro­gram. Most stu­dents fin­ish the pro­gram in three years with cohorts begin­ning in Jan­u­ary, June, and August. Stu­dents are required to com­plete 45 — 61 cred­it hours to sat­is­fy uni­ver­si­ty-wide degree require­ments, and 45 of their last 60 cred­it hours must be earned at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Geor­gia. The cost per cred­it is afford­able, at only $562.

• Cost per Cred­it: $562
• Pro­gram Web­site: https://online.uga.edu/degrees-certificates/bachelor-business-administration

24. LeTourneau University

• Loca­tion: Longview, TX
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 2,253
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio: 12 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Asso­ci­ate’s degree, Bach­e­lor’s degree, Mas­ter’s degree
• Accred­i­ta­tion: South­ern Asso­ci­a­tion of Col­leges and Schools, Com­mis­sion on Col­leges as well as sev­er­al oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

Found­ed in 1946 as LeTourneau Tech­ni­cal Insti­tute, LeTourneau is a pri­vate, inter­de­nom­i­na­tion­al Chris­t­ian uni­ver­si­ty locat­ed in Longview, Texas. The Uni­ver­si­ty was found­ed by R. G. LeTourneau with his wife Eve­lyn, with the goal to edu­cate vet­er­ans return­ing from World War II.

LeTourneau Uni­ver­si­ty offers an online Bach­e­lor of Busi­ness Man­age­ment designed to give grad­u­ates a well-round­ed busi­ness edu­ca­tion. Cours­es are tak­en one at a time and last from three to sev­en weeks. These short incre­ments make the degree flex­i­ble and straight­for­ward for the work­ing adult. LeTourneau also offers a gen­er­ous trans­fer-in pol­i­cy: If you have earned col­lege cred­it from an insti­tu­tion accred­it­ed by one of the six U.S. region­al accred­it­ing asso­ci­a­tions, you may trans­fer that cred­it to LETU. LETU only accepts cours­es that car­ry a grade of at least a C or its equiv­a­lent for trans­fer cred­it. If trans­ferred cours­es apply to your LETU degree pro­gram, they will be accept­ed as cred­its that help meet grad­u­a­tion require­ments. The Uni­ver­si­ty par­tic­i­pates in the Texas com­mon course num­ber­ing, which makes find­ing com­pa­ra­ble cours­es easy. This pro­gram also smooth­ly flows into an MBA, if a high­er lev­el of edu­ca­tion is your goal. Afford­able at only $475 per cred­it hour, and high­ly flex­i­ble, the online BBM at LeTourneau is worth a look.

• Cost per Cred­it: $475
• Pro­gram Web­site: http://www.letu.edu/_Academics/Business_and_Technology/Business/Degrees/BBM/index.html

25. Arizona State University

• Loca­tion: Tempe, AZ
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 42,477
• Fac­ul­ty to Stu­dent Ratio: 23 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Less than one year cer­tifi­cate, One but less than two years cer­tifi­cate, Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Doc­tor’s degree — research/scholarship
• Accred­i­ta­tion: High­er Learn­ing Com­mis­sion as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

Ari­zona State Uni­ver­si­ty is a uni­verse unto itself. ASU has more Ful­bright schol­ars than Cor­nell, UC Berke­ley, Duke, and UCLA. The main cam­pus is locat­ed in Tempe, Ari­zona and is known for inno­va­tion and research.

Every orga­ni­za­tion needs peo­ple who know how to man­age, orga­nize, plan, and car­ry through to suc­ceed. At ASU’s W.P Carey School of Busi­ness, the online Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion degree takes you through the basics (120 cred­its and 41 class­es), from finan­cial plan­ning to nego­ti­a­tion and risk man­age­ment. The degree is open to new fresh­men, trans­fers, inter­na­tion­al stu­dents, and those who are seek­ing to com­plete a degree they start­ed and left. Admis­sion require­ments vary depend­ing, but in gen­er­al, a 3.0 GPA is required, and core cours­es must be met before enter­ing the W.P. Carey School of Busi­ness. Once admit­ted, course­work for the BBA include Busi­ness Oper­a­tions and Plan­ning, Orga­ni­za­tion and Man­age­ment Lead­er­ship, and a Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion Cap­stone. W.P. Carey fac­ul­ty are diverse and give a glob­al per­spec­tive as they are from six continents.

• Cost per Cred­it: $619
• Pro­gram Web­site: https://asuonline.asu.edu/online-degree-programs/undergraduate/bachelor-arts-business-concentration-business

26. Drexel University

• Loca­tion: Philadel­phia, PA
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 15,552
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio:: 10 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Less than one year cer­tifi­cate, One but less than two years cer­tifi­cate, Asso­ci­ate’s degree, Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Post-mas­ter’s cer­tifi­cate, Doc­tor’s degree — research/scholarship, Doc­tor’s degree-pro­fes­sion­al practice
• Accred­i­ta­tion: Mid­dle States Com­mis­sion on High­er Edu­ca­tion as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

Found­ed in Philadel­phia in 1891, by phil­an­thropist and financier Antho­ny J. Drex­el, Drex­el Uni­ver­si­ty is now a large pri­vate uni­ver­si­ty that offers over 200 degree pro­grams. The School places a strong empha­sis on research and also is known for their co-op mod­el of education.

Drexel’s BBA is online and afford­able. The Bach­e­lor of Sci­ence cur­ricu­lum is exact­ly what you need in today’s mar­ket­place: Com­pre­hen­sive train­ing to under­stand the whole pic­ture of busi­ness admin­is­tra­tion from the details of financ­ing and risk man­age­ment to long-term plan­ning and invest­ment to the realm of nego­ti­a­tion and human resources. Through the LeBow Col­lege of Busi­ness, you com­plete your BBA by choos­ing either Gen­er­al Busi­ness or Mar­ket­ing as majors. Accord­ing to their web­site, the online pro­gram is only avail­able to part-time stu­dents. Accred­it­ed by the AACSB and rec­og­nized as a top busi­ness school by U.S. News and World Report, Drexel’s qual­i­ty is assured. The pro­gram fea­tures the same fac­ul­ty as their mor­tar-and-brick degree. Admis­sion require­ments for trans­fers include 24 cred­its and a min­i­mum GPA of 2.5.

• Cost per Cred­it: $508
• Pro­gram Web­site: https://online.drexel.edu/online-degrees/business-degrees/bs-ba/index.aspx

27. University of Wyoming

• Loca­tion: Laramie, WY
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 9,788
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio: 14 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Less than one year cer­tifi­cate, One but less than two years cer­tifi­cate, Asso­ci­ate’s degree, Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Post-mas­ter’s cer­tifi­cate, Doc­tor’s degree — research/scholarship, Doc­tor’s degree-pro­fes­sion­al practice
• Accred­i­ta­tion: High­er Learn­ing Com­mis­sion as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

The Uni­ver­si­ty of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming was found­ed before Wyoming became a state. Since that time, the School con­tin­ues to edu­cate young men and women. UW offers 80 under­grad­u­ate and more than 90 grad­u­ate degrees in a vari­ety of fields. 

At UW, the Bach­e­lor of Sci­ence in Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion (BSAD) is set up to pre­pare indi­vid­u­als for many dif­fer­ent careers in the busi­ness world. This means that the UW cur­ricu­lum for the BSAD is broad-based and gen­er­al. Admis­sions require­ments are some­thing to pay atten­tion to at UW as the online por­tion takes two years after you’ve com­plet­ed all pri­or class­es. The BSAD online degree requires stu­dents to have com­plet­ed gen­er­al edu­ca­tion as well as the Advanced Busi­ness Stand­ing (ABS) pre­req­ui­site course­work before enter­ing the upper divi­sion online por­tion. If UW is a fit for you, we rec­om­mend you check with the Col­lege of Busi­ness Aca­d­e­m­ic Advis­ing Office. Dead­lines for admis­sion are March 1, Octo­ber 15, and Feb­ru­ary 15.

• Cost per Cred­it: $
• Pro­gram Web­site: 

28. Ball State University

• Loca­tion: Muncie, IN
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 17,011
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio: 14 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Less than one year cer­tifi­cate, One but less than two years cer­tifi­cate, Asso­ci­ate’s degree, Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Post-mas­ter’s cer­tifi­cate, Doc­tor’s degree — research/scholarship, Doc­tor’s degree-pro­fes­sion­al practice
• Accred­i­ta­tion: High­er Learn­ing Com­mis­sion as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

Frank C. Ball and his broth­ers, young New York indus­tri­al­ists, had the vision to help pro­vide qual­i­ty teach­ers at the turn of the 20th cen­tu­ry. Thus began East­ern Indi­ana Nor­mal School which has since grown into Ball State Uni­ver­si­ty, a large research uni­ver­si­ty offer­ing about 200 majors.

The Miller Col­lege of Busi­ness at Ball State offers an AACSB Inter­na­tion­al and 100 per­cent online Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion degree. Built on a strong his­to­ry of out­stand­ing busi­ness edu­ca­tion, the online pro­gram (start­ed in the ‘90’s) relies on the same fac­ul­ty as the on-cam­pus pro­gram. Guid­ed by five Assur­ance of Learn­ing Goals grad­u­ates will be pre­pared for many busi­ness careers with strong knowl­edge, be effec­tive com­mu­ni­ca­tors, have sound ethics, know how to work with oth­ers, and be ded­i­cat­ed prob­lem solvers. In addi­tion to gen­er­al and low­er divi­sion cours­es, there are 27 cred­its of upper-divi­sion cours­es required. Class­es such as Finan­cial Set­tle­ments, Glob­al Logis­tics, and Trans­porta­tion Man­age­ment, and Prin­ci­ples of Risk Man­age­ment and Insur­ance, for exam­ple. Though the degree is geared for work­ing adults or pro­fes­sion­als, the degree is open to new freshmen. 

• Cost per Cred­it: $510
• Pro­gram Web­site: https://cms.bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/online/academic-programs/bachelors/businessadmin

29. Temple University

• Loca­tion: Philadel­phia, PA
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 29,275
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio: 15 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Less than one year cer­tifi­cate, One but less than two years cer­tifi­cate, Asso­ci­ate’s degree, Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Post-mas­ter’s cer­tifi­cate, Doc­tor’s degree — research/scholarship, Doc­tor’s degree-pro­fes­sion­al practice
• Accred­i­ta­tion: Mid­dle States Com­mis­sion on High­er Edu­ca­tion as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

Tem­ple University’s sto­ry began in 1884 when Rev­erend Rus­sell Conwell’s decid­ed to tutor a young man who couldn’t go to school dur­ing the day because of his job. It is now one of the largest schools in Amer­i­ca and Carnegie-clas­si­fied as “high­est research activity.” 

The Fox School of Busi­ness hous­es the Online Bach­e­lor of Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion (BBA) at Tem­ple. The pro­gram is open to full- or part-time stu­dents and takes indi­vid­u­als through all the basics of lead­ing any orga­ni­za­tion. Like oth­er BBA pro­grams cov­ered on this list, you choose a major which focus­es on admin­is­tra­tion. Choic­es include account­ing, busi­ness man­age­ment, human resource man­age­ment, legal stud­ies in busi­ness, mar­ket­ing, or sup­ply chain man­age­ment at Tem­ple. Three notable facts of TU’s BBA is the reli­a­bil­i­ty of an AACSB-accred­it­ed pro­gram (only 5 per­cent of all busi­ness schools are accred­it­ed), the same expe­ri­enced brick-and-mor­tar fac­ul­ty teach the online class­es, and Fox School’s job place­ment rate is 95 per­cent. Last­ly, you will have access to the incred­i­ble resources avail­able through the Cen­ter for Pro­fes­sion­al Devel­op­ment and mul­ti­ple stu­dent busi­ness groups.

• Cost per Cred­it: $595
• Pro­gram Web­site:https://www.fox.temple.edu/undergraduate-bba/undergraduate-programs/online-bba/

30. Brenau University

• Loca­tion: Gainesville, GA
• Total Under­grad­u­ate Stu­dents: 1,653
• Stu­dent to Fac­ul­ty Ratio: 10 to 1
• Degrees Offered: Less than one year cer­tifi­cate, One but less than two years cer­tifi­cate, Asso­ci­ate’s degree, Bach­e­lor’s degree, Post­bac­calau­re­ate cer­tifi­cate, Mas­ter’s degree, Post-mas­ter’s cer­tifi­cate, Doc­tor’s degree — research/scholarship, Doc­tor’s degree-pro­fes­sion­al practice
• Accred­i­ta­tion: South­ern Asso­ci­a­tion of Col­leges and Schools, Com­mis­sion on Col­leges as well as numer­ous oth­er accred­it­ing bodies.

Bre­nau Uni­ver­si­ty is locat­ed in Gainesville, Geor­gia and was found­ed in 1878. The edu­ca­tion­al vision is a lib­er­al-arts edu­ca­tion with an eye to pro­fes­sion­al, career train­ing. BU also oper­ates a women’s res­i­den­tial school. 

The online Busi­ness Admin­is­tra­tion degree is part of four majors: Account­ing, Mar­ket­ing, Human Resources Man­age­ment, and Gen­er­al Busi­ness. Class­es run for sev­en weeks and are avail­able online and on-cam­pus or as a hybrid pro­gram. The cours­es can­not be tak­en at any time, but instead, they are offered once per week from 6 AM to 10 PM. The pro­grams have six start dates through­out the year to accom­mo­date the work­ing pro­fes­sion­al or fam­i­ly per­son jug­gling a sched­ule. The Accred­i­ta­tion Coun­cil accred­its all the options for Busi­ness Schools and Pro­grams (ACBSP), and the fac­ul­ty is the same fac­ul­ty for the on-cam­pus pro­gram. There are pre­req­ui­sites for the BBA’s at BU. The lib­er­al edu­ca­tion require­ments include four learn­ing por­tals: World Under­stand­ing, Sci­en­tif­ic and Ana­lyt­ic Curios­i­ty, Artis­tic and Cre­ative Imag­i­na­tion and Com­mu­ni­ca­tion and Lan­guage Flu­en­cy. Asso­ciates degrees or trans­fer stu­dents should check with the school to con­firm pre­vi­ous credits. 

• Cost per Cred­it: $937
• Pro­gram Web­site: https://www.brenau.edu/businessmasscomm/businessdegrees/bba/

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