Bachelor of Arts in Business Management

A Respected, Practical Pathway to Completing Your Degree Online

Build on your hard-earned, real-world experience in the Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Whitworth Online. Highly respected among employers and designed for working adults, our 100 percent online business management degree offers you the opportunity to complete your undergraduate degree and align your passion and purpose.

What Will I Study in the B.A. in Business Management Program?

Learn To Lead With Purpose 

Earning jobs with higher responsibility and better pay requires expanding your business skills and knowledge. We’ve designed a business management program that helps you achieve that goal. At Whitworth Online, you’ll learn:

  • Leadership
  • Business decision-making
  • Personal and professional ethics
  • Organizational strategy
  • Economic and financial principles

The online program features six-week courses and five start dates per year. By studying online, you benefit from the flexibility to earn a business degree while maintaining personal and professional responsibilities. You don’t have to choose between one or the other.

  • Blend Theory With Practice

    Seek What’s Possible in Real-World Leadership

    In Whitworth Online’s business management degree program, you learn both organizational theory and how to put those theories into practice. The program is offered through the university’s AACSB-accredited School of Business. AACSB accreditation is the highest standard in business education, with only about 5 percent of business schools worldwide earning this distinction. 

  • Learn With Like-Minded Peers

    Programs Built With Adult Learners in Mind

    Our students apply their work experience to their education. Our faculty encourage students to share those experiences and contribute to making classes a better learning environment. You move through the program with a cohort of working adult peers, benefiting from collaborative learning and a sense of community. The program format features mostly asynchronous classes and gives you the opportunity to connect with faculty and fellow students through special live sessions throughout the program. 

  • Credit For Previous Education and Experience

    Respecting What You’ve Already Accomplished

    Our goal is to empower students to achieve their academic goals and find a career that matches their ambitions. Part of that commitment involves giving you transfer credit for the college courses you have completed as well as your on-the-job or military experience. The average program completion time is two and a half years with an A.A. or applied associate degree (A.A.S. or other) or four to five years with no transfer credits.

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Forge Your Own Career Path

Choose From Six Business Management Concentrations

At Whitworth Online, we believe our students should control their future. As an online business management degree student, you take core courses and then have the option to choose one of six concentrations. The concentrations are stackable (you can take more than one).

Concentrations include the following: 

Learn how AI is shaping industries and decisions, plus the ethical questions leaders need to understand. This program emphasizes practical AI applications, rather than mathematics, theory and coding. Courses in the concentration are:

AI for Everyone
AI for Decision Making
AI for Creativity & Design
AI Ethics

Develop essential data analysis skills, including proficiency in SQL and Tableau. Learn how to use low-code tools such as spreadsheets and dashboards to solve business challenges. The courses in the concentration are:

Foundations of Data Analytics I
Foundations of Data Analytics II
Business Analytics I
Business Analytics II

Electives:

Practicum
Career Navigation & Exploration in Analytics

Learn about digital marketing platforms including social media platforms, email, SMS and search engines. Gain hands-on experience through projects designed with industry expert input. The courses in the concentration are:

Intro to Digital Marketing
Social Media Marketing, Brand Awareness & Engagement
Lifecycle & Email Marketing
Digital Marketing Analytics & Experimentation

Electives:

Career Navigation & Exploration in Digital Marketing
Going Viral & Growth Hacking
Growth Marketing & Multi-Channel Digital Marketing Capstone

Build a strong, well-rounded knowledge base in compensation, training and development and other concepts that will prepare you to handle the challenges modern HR managers face. The courses in the concentration are: 

Training & Development
Total Compensation Management
Employment & Labor Law
Human Resource Risk Management

Gain expertise in areas such as forecasting, logistics and sourcing as they relate to successfully managing supply chains. The courses in the concentration are:

Forecasting & Logistics
Sourcing & Operations
Capstone/Practicum

Choose One:
Supply Chain Management Technologies
Supply Chain in Action

Add value at your workplace by becoming an expert in Six Sigma and Lean process improvement methodologies. You learn how to use tools and techniques that maximize operational efficiency and how to manage the change needed to make those improvements. The courses in the concentration include: 

Lean Management | Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Elementary Probability & Statistics
Introduction to Operations Management | Six Sigma Green Belt
Project Management | Six Sigma Black Belt

Core courses in the business management program are:

  • Communication in Leadership
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Management of Human Resources
  • Business Law
  • Applied Marketing
  • Applied Economic Principles
  • Managerial Accounting & Finance
  • Applied Leadership Theory
  • Applied Cross-Cultural Communication
  • Ethics in Management
  • Strategic Management
  • Organizational Development & Change

A High-Quality Education at an Affordable Cost

Making a College Degree Attainable for Working Adults

Whitworth Online offers an affordable education for working adults who aspire to make more of their career. In addition to a generous credit transfer policy, we also include textbook costs in your tuition. Financial aid, scholarships and grants are also available. 

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What Can I Do With a Business Management Degree?

Whitworth Graduates Get Good Jobs

Employers throughout the Northwest hold Whitworth Online’s business management program in high regard. Our recent graduates work for companies including:

Amazon
Avista
Premera Blue Cross
Guardian Life Insurance
Providence Healthcare
Safeway, Inc.

Laboratories
Umpqua Bank
Garco Construction
AgWest Farm Credit 
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
Banner Bank

Empire Airlines, Inc.
K&N Electric
Spokane Teachers Credit Union (STCU)
Kaiser Permanente
Jubilant Hollister-Stier

Potential Careers With a Degree in Business Management

Organizations in every industry need leaders who have strong business management skills. Graduates from the online bachelor’s in business management often earn promotions or transition to new organizations after earning their business degree. Typical jobs include:

Operations Director
Human Resource Manager
Marketing Director
Business Manager
Healthcare Manager
Quality Analyst
Supply Chain Manager

Financial Advisor
Business Consultant
Entrepreneur
Project Manager
Business Analyst
Digital Marketing Specialist
Supply Chain Analyst

Social Media Manager
Training and Development Specialist
Compensation and Benefits Specialist
Logistics Manager
Business Development Manager
Management Consultant

Admission Requirements and Prerequisites

All Whitworth Online applicants must meet the following requirements. There is no application fee.

You should be a working adult, defined as 23 years or older, with two years of professional work experience. (If you are under the age of 23, review the Supplemental Requirements on the Admissions page).

Unofficial transcripts are allowed for application submission. To register you as a student and for you to qualify for financial aid, we require official transcripts from all colleges or universities you have previously attended. Missing Transcripts?

Because Whitworth’s adult education programs are offered part time, international students are ineligible to apply. We hope you’ll explore Whitworth’s full-time program admissions.

Whitworth University is exploring a new model to enhance this program’s accessibility and efficiency. As part of our commitment to innovation, we have proposed a condensed curriculum to our accreditor. Pending approval, this revised structure will significantly streamline degree requirements — allowing you to reach your academic goals faster and at a lower cost, without sacrificing quality. Continue to check here in the future for updates.

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Take the Next Step in Your Business Career

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