Bachelor’s in Business Management

Finish Your Degree. Lead With Purpose.

Build on your hard-earned, real-world experience in the Bachelor’s in Business Management from Whitworth Online. Highly respected among employers and designed for working adults, our 100% online, business management program empowers you to complete your undergraduate degree and align your passion and purpose supported by a community of discerning, curious minds.

What Will I Study in the Business Management Program?

Learn To Lead With Purpose 

Earning jobs with higher responsibility and better pay is one side of the program — but gaining the business skills and knowledge to actualize your calling is what we see for your future. We’ve designed a business management program that helps you achieve your unique goals. At Whitworth Online, you’ll learn:

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

The program features six-week courses and five start dates per year. By studying online, you’ll earn a business degree while maintaining personal and professional responsibilities. This program is built to align your professional purpose with your life’s demands.

  • 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 so the next step you take is backed by experience. The program is offered through our 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

    Whitworth’s Generous Transfer Credit Policy

    Our goal is to empower students to achieve their academic goals and find a career that matches their purpose. 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 define their future. As an online business management degree student, you take core courses and then have the option to choose one or more of the six concentrations to create your future career impact.

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, themselves, and their community. In addition to a generous credit transfer policy, we also include textbook costs in your tuition. Financial aid, scholarships and grants are also available. 

Learn More About Financial Aid, Scholarships and Grants

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

In addition to the general Whitworth Online admissions requirements, business management majors must do the following prior to starting:

  • Complete a minimum of 60 semester credits, either by transfer or at Whitworth, with a grade-point average of 2.0 or above.
  • Provide a current résumé.
  • Complete an interview with the director of the business management program

The Whitworth Difference

“All of my experiences at Whitworth University have been awesome! If I had to pick one experience overall, I could not with good conscience do that; there are so many, and they all were significant to me.
– Jasper Grayson ’24

“I learned how to analyze problems I knew existed in my workplace and solve them in a meaningful, long-lasting way. So often I see people trying to ‘fill in the cracks’ in their workplace, but the tools taught to me allowed me to create understandable, implementable solutions for everyone in the workplace, not just myself.”
– Aislynn Kenny ‘25

Take the Next Step in Your Business Career

Receive the support you need from Whitworth to turn your career ambitions into achievements. We’re right alongside your transformation, helping you along every step of your journey.

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