Successfully Manage a Team in Today’s Competitive Market

Business Management Bachelor's Degree – Business Management Specialization

As a student in our Business Management Bachelor’s degree with a Business Management specialization, you can take advantage of our employer-based internship program, which can increase your job opportunities as you gain practical real-world experience. It’s also an opportunity to develop key business relationships to help network your way into a new position upon graduation.

Plus, as a Rasmussen College graduate, you can choose to continue your education and earn your Master’s degree in as little as one year through our partner, Benedictine University.

Learn the Skills Required for Today's Successful Business Leaders

Our Business Management Bachelor's degree teaches you how to apply the business strategies you learn in the classroom to real-world situations in today's competitive market, including:

  • Long-term strategic planning
  • Bottom-line focused business tactics
  • Leadership skills required to manage a team of professionals

Learn more about our Business Management Bachelor's degree by completing the form on the right or calling us at 888-549-6755. One of our program managers will be happy to answer all your questions.

Program Highlights
  • Examine case studies from Harvard Business Publishing
  • Online courses provide a flexible learning schedule
  • Skills learned in the classroom can be used in any industry

Business Management Courses

Management requires mastery of a wide range of disciplines. Graduates leave Rasmussen College with sharpened skills in critical thinking, reasoning, problem-solving and interpersonal communications. A Bachelor’s degree in Business Management will cover in-depth and sophisticated topics in the business industry, giving you the skills necessary to effectively contribute to the business community.

Sample Course List

Principles of Management II
Through theory, self-analysis, and analysis of others, this course provides students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to become an effective manager. Specific topics covered include managing stress; solving problems; coaching, influencing, and motivating others; team-building; and leading change. This course includes educational resources from Harvard Business Publishing.
Operations Management
In this course students examine the operations function of managing people, information, technology, materials, and facilities to produce goods and services. Specific areas covered will include designing and managing operations; purchasing raw materials; controlling and maintaining inventories; and producing goods or services that meet customers' expectations. Quantitative modeling will be used for solving business problems.
Negotiation and Conflict Management
This course will focus on negotiation and conflict management in business and other organizational settings. The emphasis is on gaining an understanding of the negotiation process and developing effective negotiation and conflict management skills.
Risk Management
This upper-level business course explores the elements of risk management and insurance essential to the business environment. This course will develop the rationale for risk-management systems and examine the environments in which they operate. Students will learn, analyze, and evaluate approaches to measuring and managing risks in various business environments.
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Estimated Program Cost

  •   Full Time Part Time
  • Upper division courses

    Upper division courses

    Upper Division courses are either listed as 300-400 or 3000-4000 level, depending on the state.

    $299 $310
  • Lower division courses

    Lower division courses

    Lower Division courses are either listed as 100-200 or 1000-2000 level, depending on the state.

    $299 $395
  • Estimated Price

    Estimated Price

    Price if you are continuously enrolled in your program of study until graduation. Estimated price does not include $150 course fee.

  • Grants

    None Partner Success
  • Discounts

    None Corporate Military
  • Transfer Credits

    How many credits can you transfer?

    0

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Estimated Potential Earnings

If you invested in your degree and started a career as a , the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) states the median yearly salary for this career is . At that rate, your estimated return on investment would be over the course of a lifetime.

A career as a is just one career option you can pursue with your degree. Your income potential can vary based on your specialization or industry, and you should explore all your options to find the career that is right for you.

A Degree Matters

Earning an Associate's or Bachelor's degree—regardless of the field of study—can greatly improve your income potential in today's job market. In fact, according to the BLS, degree holders earn, on average, significantly more than high school diploma holders:

National Average Lifetime Earnings**
Unemployment Rate**
Bachelor's Degree
$2,281,040
4.9%
Associate's Degree
$1,763,440
6.8%
Some College
$1,622,240
8.7%
High School Diploma
$1,367,880
9.4%

**http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acs-14.pdf, http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.htm

Potential earnings calculated by multiplying median full-time salaries by 40 years http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.htm

Seamless Transfer Policies

  • Transfer up to 67% of the credits required to complete your degree
  • Credits accepted from nationally and regionally accredited schools
  • Course-by-course evaluation of all courses with a grade of C or higher
  • No expiration of your previously-earned general education and certain degree-specific credits
  • Credit through prior learning, work, and military experience
    • Test out of courses where you can demonstrate specific knowledge
    • Complete advanced placement (AP) exams and achieve a score of 3 or higher
    • Successfully complete college exams (e.g., CLEP, DSST, DANTES, etc.)
    • Successfully submit course waivers for approval from Rasmussen College
    • Submit credits transcribed by the American Council of Education (ACE)
    • Submit a military transcript
  • Transfer all general education courses from your previously earned Associate's or Bachelor's degree, regardless of course of study
 
 

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