BS in Business Administration

• Accounting and Finance

  The accounting and finance concentration is focused on theoretical principles and foundations of finance, with in-depth coursework in cash, receivables, inventories, revenue/expense reporting, and ethics. Areas of study will include debt and equity securities, business acquisition, foreign currency transactions, and international operations. The concentration includes internship opportunities where you apply your lessons in real life business settings. This hands-on approach to learning gives you a live classroom experience with a window into how your skills will be used in your career. 

• Digital Marketing

  A concentration in digital marketing provides you with a specialization in a popular and expanding field. With a focus on digital marketing strategies, tools, campaign creation, and social media, this program prepares you for a variety of careers. You’ll learn how to harness the power of social media for business and prepare for positions as media buyers, digital marketing managers, and media planners. You’ll gain experience in the field through internship hours, providing real-world insights into how businesses use digital marketing. Emphasis is on practical uses for social media, digital marketing, and how to cater to individual business models.

• Hospitality Management

  The Vatel Institute of Hospitality Management at Alliant prepares you to become a hospitality industry leader. Vatel is the leading group in hospitality management education with over 50 schools worldwide on five continents. In their programs you will experience both academic learning and the opportunity to gain hands-on, practical experience at four- and five-star partner hotels.  

  Alliant International University and Vatel have partnered together to provide our students studying hospitality management opportunities to become effective hospitality industry managers and leaders. Vatel was voted as "Best Hospitality School" by the Worldwide Hospitality Awards and is the leading group in hospitality management education with over 50 schools worldwide on five continents, enlisting world class faculty with deep knowledge and experience in the industry. With Vatel, students are given the opportunity to receive placement and sometimes paid internships at their four- and five-star partner hotels.
   

• Information Systems and Technology Management

  This concentration focuses on data structures, file organization, data description languages, design of relational database management systems, and a host of other uses for data in business. You’ll learn best practices and techniques for data analysis in prediction, forecasting patterns, data mining, and statistical research methods. 

  A hands-on internship experience is offered for this concentration to provide you with real life learning opportunities in a career setting. This resume boosting internship time is a highly effective way for students to hone their newly acquired skills and gain industry recognition in their field prior to full employment in their profession.

• Internet of Things (IoT)

  Students who pursue a concentration IoT gain knowledge in cloud computing, infrastructure, and security protocols. Other areas include delivery models like SaaS, Paas, and IaaS. This coursework will grow your knowledge in cloud-based fundamentals that can be used in any organization. You’ll also learn about wireless sensor network architecture, communication protocols, topology control, time synchronization, energy consumption control, data processing, and master the application and deployment of common wireless sensor networks.

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is the career outlook for graduates of the Bachelor’s in Business Administration degree program?

  The degree program affords its graduates a wide range of career options, with a commensurate range of career outlooks. Two of the most popular careers for Business Administration graduates go into are financial analysis and accounting—both of which show promising growth rates into 2026 as demand for both of these positions grows with overall global economic activity. Simply put, as long as there are strong economies, there is a need for people to study business administration.

• What kind of job can I expect to get with this degree?

  The wide-ranging curriculum of the degree program allows graduates to have a substantial amount of freedom as to what exactly that means. As mentioned above, graduates can go into financial analysis and accounting, human resources management, advertising, marketing, investment banking, operations management, financial management, banking, real estate, and a whole lot more.

• What scholarship and financial aid options are available?

  Private and public scholarships can help you meet the cost of your education, and Alliant offers institutional scholarships for many of our students. Learn more about these scholarship opportunities here. Additional Financial aid is available for those who qualify in the form of loans, grants, federal work study, and military aid. Learn more in our Financial Options Guide.

• What concentrations are available in the Bachelor’s in Business Administration degree program?

  There are many enticing concentration options within the BS BA degree program, including: Digital Marketing, Finance, Hospitality Management, IT Management, Project Management, and Human Resource Management. Each of these concentrations consists of four 3-credit courses and will be completed as part of the regular degree-completion process. Our BS BA program also offers a Fast-Track option for those that wish to get a jump start on their Master’s degree.

• When does the degree program start?

  The business program is an eight-week term program and is open for enrollment during those enrollment periods. You can find a copy of our eight-week term academic calendar here.

• How long does it take to complete the Bachelor’s in Business Administration degree program?

  The degree is a 120-credit program and takes around four years and 16 to 20 terms to complete. Students who take summer courses can complete the program earlier.