Job Highlights for Business Administration

  Applicants will face competition for the limited number of top-level management jobs, but competition should be less severe for lower-level management jobs; demand should be strong for facility managers.
  Business Administrators work within private industry and government agencies and have a wide range of responsibilities, experience, earnings, and education.
  Like other managers, administrative services managers should be analytical, detail-oriented, flexible, decisive, and have good leadership and communication skills.

Business Administration Degrees
The nature of managerial jobs varies as significantly as the range of administrative services required by organizations. For example, business administrators who work as contract administrators supervise the preparation, analysis, negotiation, and review of contracts related to the purchase or sale of equipment, materials, supplies, products, or services. In addition, some business administrators acquire, distribute, and store supplies, while others dispose of excess property or manage the disposal of unclaimed property.

Business administrators who work as facility managers plan, design, and manage buildings, grounds, equipment, and supplies, in addition to people. This task requires integrating the principles of business administration, information technology, architecture, engineering, and behavioral science. Although the specific tasks assigned to facility managers vary substantially depending on the organization, the duties fall into several categories, relating to operations and maintenance, real estate, project planning and management, leadership and communication, finance, quality assessment, facility function, technology integration, and management of human and environmental factors. Tasks within these broad categories may include space and workplace planning, budgeting, purchase and sale of real estate, lease management, renovations, or architectural planning and design.

Education and experience requirements for these managers vary widely, depending on the size and complexity of the organization. In many organizations, administrative services managers normally are hired from outside and each position has formal education and experience requirements. Some administrative services managers have advanced degrees. Specific requirements vary by job responsibility.

For first-line administrative services managers of secretarial, mailroom, and related support activities, many employers hire people who have an associate degree in business or management.

For managers of audiovisual, graphics, and other technical activities, postsecondary technical school training is preferred. Managers of complex services, such as contract administration, need at least a bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, or finance.

Facility managers have an undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, business administration, or facility management. Most have a background in real estate, construction, or interior design, in addition to managerial experience.

In addition persons interested in becoming administrative services managers should have good leadership and communication skills and be able to establish effective working relationships with many different people, ranging from managers, supervisors, and professionals, to clerks and blue-collar workers. They should be analytical, detail-oriented, flexible, and decisive. They must be able to coordinate several activities at once, quickly analyze and resolve specific problems, and cope with deadlines.

Business Administrators held about 247,000 jobs in 2006. About 65 percent worked in service-providing industries, including Federal, State, and local government; health care; finance and insurance; professional, scientific, and technical services; administrative and support services; and educational services, public and private. Most of the remaining managers worked in wholesale and retail trade, in management of companies and enterprises, or in manufacturing. The number of jobs is projected to grow as fast as average for all occupations.

American InterContinental University

• Associate's of Business Administration
  AIU Online's Associate of Arts Degree in Business Administration is designed to prepare students for careers in the real world. Coursework has a concentration on career-focused knowledge and skills in business, critical thinking and communications. The curriculum also features an introduction to the global business environment.
• Bachelor's of Business Administration
  The Bachelor's in Business Administration program includes four of the most sought after concentrations that students can choose from if they want to tailor their business degree to a specific career interest. Business concentrations include
  
• Master of Business Administration
  AIU Online's accelerated MBA program will ensure you are professionally up-to-date and prepared to meet the challenge of today's increasingly complicated business environments. Your online education from AIU Online will give you the knowledge and understanding of the economic climate in the modern workplace. AIU Online's MBA program can be completed quickly.

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Ashford University

• Bachelor's of Business Administration
  The combination of Business Administration and Organizational Management skills will prepare students for the type of leadership position important in todays organizations. In addition, Ashford University's transfer policy will allow you to transfer in your Business Administration credits no matter when you took them.

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Benedictine University Online

• Master of Business Administration Entrepreneurship
  Whether you are currently a small business owner or thinking about starting your own business, Benedictine's Online Entrepreneurship and Managing Innovation MBA will offer you the skills you need to launch and maintain your new venture, or revitalize an existing venture. Taught by professional faculty, many of whom are business owners themselves, this MBA program offers you the insight and practical knowledge to be a successful entrepreneur.

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Bryant & Stratton College

• Bachelor of Business Administration
  Students who pursue the Bachelor of Business Administration program may choose one of two concentrations: General Management or Information Technology. Depending upon the concentration selected, graduates may apply their skills to any one of many professional career opportunities in business.

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California National University

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
  The CNU College of Business Administration offers bachelor's and master's degree programs that seek to develop the critical, analytical, and communication skills of the complete business executive of tomorrow by taking advantage of the most advanced theories, applications, and educational tools of today.
• Master of Business Administration
  The CNU College of Business Administration offers bachelor's and master's degree programs that seek to develop the critical, analytical, and communication skills of the complete business executive of tomorrow by taking advantage of the most advanced theories, applications, and educational tools of today.

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Capella University

• Master of Business Administration
  Our online graduate business and technology degree programs mirror the fast pace and global reach of today's business environment. With progressive curriculum that addresses innovations in the fields of business and technology, you will gain the critical skills and knowledge needed to excel in your current position and to prepare for career advancement.

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DeVry University Online

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
  Are you looking to start or advance your business career and increase your earning potential? A rapidly changing economy means more opportunities for those who have specific business administration knowledge and skills. By specializing in a particular area of study and gaining the competency to apply technology to business strategy, you'll be in demand by businesses and organizations around the world.

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Post University

• B.S. in Business Administration - Finance
  The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Finance Degree will develop your critical thinking and communications skills; provide you with a thorough knowledge and understanding of financial institutions, capital markets and financial concepts, and familiarize you with relevant information technology. In addition this program will provide you with the necessary background to sit for the Certified Financial Planner's Examination.
• B.S. in Business Administration - Management
  The Post University Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Management program provides a general and comprehensive background in management with the traditional emphasis on the development of the behavioral skills necessary to succeed in public and private, profit and non-profit organizations.
• B.S. in Business Administration - Marketing
  This program will prepare you for exciting careers in marketing for which the essential ingredient is the ability to identify and satisfy consumer needs. You will become familiar with the specialized skills of selling, advertising, retailing and market research. Courses will provide you with an understanding of current marketing theory and practices with special attention to the "Four P's" of the marketing mix: Product, Place, Promotion and Price.

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University of Phoenix

• Bachelor of Science in Business/Administration
  The Bachelor of Science in Business/Administration program is designed for the working adult employed in a business or public organization. The Major is designed to enable graduates to deal effectively with an increasingly complex business environment. The Major stresses skill development in the areas of financial accounting, managerial finance, quantitative analysis, economics, marketing, and business-based research.

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