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Business & Management — Field Overview

How organizations operate, finance themselves, market, and manage people.

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Typical degree types	BBA, BS, MBA, MS
Commonly offered at	Bachelor's, Master's
Quantitative intensity	Mixed
Common course themes	Accounting, finance, marketing, management, business statistics, economics
Broad related career areas	Accounting, finance, marketing, operations, human resources
CIP family	52 — Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services

Degree types and course themes reference the U.S. Dept. of Education CIP families and the representative majors in this directory; career areas are broad job-family directions drawn from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Field of Degree pages. These are general directions, not salary, employment, or outcome figures. How we compile this →

Majors in Business & Management (13)

Accountingthe study of how organizations record, report, and analyze f…Actuarial Sciencethe study of how to measure and manage financial risk using …Business Administrationa broad study of the core functions of running a business…Business Managementthe study of how to plan, organize, and lead the work of an …Economicsthe study of how people, firms, and societies allocate scarc…Entrepreneurshipthe study of how to start, finance, and grow new ventures…Financethe study of how individuals and organizations raise, invest…Hospitality Managementthe study of how to manage hotels, restaurants, events, and …Human Resource Managementthe study of how organizations recruit, develop, and support…International Businessthe study of how businesses operate across national borders …Marketingthe study of how products and services are developed, promot…Real Estatethe study of how property is valued, financed, developed, an…Supply Chain Managementthe study of how goods and services move from suppliers to c…

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How Business & Management compares to other fields

Field	Typical degree types	Quant intensity
Engineering & Technology	BS, BE, MS, PhD	High
Computing & Information	AS, BS, MS	High
Health & Medicine	AS, BS, BSN, MS, DPT	Mixed
Natural Sciences & Math	BS, BA, MS, PhD	High
Social Sciences	BA, BS, MS, PhD	Mixed
Arts & Humanities	BA, BFA, MA, MFA, PhD	Low
Education	BA, BS, MEd, MAT	Low
Communications & Media	BA, BS, MA	Low
Agriculture & Environment	BS, MS, PhD	Mixed

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