Flexible Expertise for Your Future
The general business program at the University of Michigan-Flint’s School of Management offers a comprehensive foundation in the essential elements of business. This program provides an overview of various business functions and emphasizes the interactions among these functions. Students should be comfortable with mathematics, as business degrees involve working with numbers and statistical analysis. Additionally, strong communication, teamwork and time management skills are crucial for success in this field.
Graduates with a business degree can pursue careers in various sectors, including corporations, government, commerce, and non-profit organizations. The principles learned in this program serve as a backbone for economic, political and social systems at all levels, preparing students to make meaningful contributions in diverse professional environments.
Accelerated Online Business Degree
Earning the number one ranked online Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Michigan just got easier. The UM-Flint BBA will be offered in the Accelerated Degree Completion format! That means accelerated, seven-week courses offered totally online asynchronously, meaning you don’t have to give up the other important aspects of your life to earn a world-renowned degree.
Scholarships of $1,000 are available now!
Learn more about the Accelerated Online BBA.
Why Earn Your Bachelor of Business Administration in General Business at UM-Flint?
Professional Preparation
The general business major allows you to study all functions of a business operation rather than a specialization in any one area of business. This major is an excellent option if you are a working professional, established in your career or a student seeking a major with a wide variety of online courses in areas where you would like to build more skills and develop more.
100% Flexible Online Program Option
The general business degree is the most convenient and flexible online program at the SOM. Students can take classes 100% online, traditional face-to-face, mixed mode or in an accelerated online format, which allows learners to complete two seven-week online asynchronous courses at a time.
Be Involved in Business
Enhance your learning skills and meet business students in one of the nine SOM affiliated business student organizations. Our student clubs are nationally recognized and have received national awards at domestic business conferences. Student organization members gain real-life career experience and make professional connections not only within the Flint community but worldwide.
Expert Faculty
UM-Flint’s general business faculty bring practical working knowledge into the learning environment and are experienced, tested, and respected global experts in their field. Like all University of Michigan instructors, they have a passion for education and years of experience teaching and researching current business issues. General business faculty members are available to consult with students wishing to pursue careers in any of the above-mentioned areas.
Dual BBA/MBA Degrees
High achieving students will have the opportunity to apply for the joint BBA/MBA program in their junior year. This program will allow students to substitute senior-level BBA major courses with corresponding MBA concentration courses. Students also have the opportunity to waive four MBA foundation courses by earning B’s or better in the equivalent BBA courses. BBA students in this program could earn their MBA for as few as 24 credits, instead of the traditional 45 credits.
BBA in General Business Curriculum
The general business major provides students a broad business background and great flexibility to choose their course of study. Elective options come from accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, international business, marketing, management, and operations and supply chain management. These options allow students to customize their curriculum based on their career interests and aspirations.
Visit the course catalog General Business Curriculum to review the program.
Alexis Snell
General Business, 2020
As an online-only transfer student, UM-Flint has given me the opportunity to make my long-time dream of receiving my bachelor’s degree possible. As a mother of three children and being employed full-time, physically attending class was too far from reach. The courses are engaging and include the perfect amount of communication and teamwork. I am so grateful to have found the UM-Flint online business program and am a proud UM-Flint alumna!
General Business Career Outlook
UM-Flint general business students from 2019-21 have interned at Fosters Coffee, 100k Ideas, AOI, Michigan Tech University, Destinations Bridal & Prom, UM-Flint DTE, CRS Construction LLC, Fessler & Bowman Inc., The Roman, ETNA Supply GISD, Nexteer Automotive, Disney, Beaumont Hospital and more.
Our business alumni are employed all over the nation and globally at various organizations, including non-profits, corporations, self-employed individuals and Fortune 500 companies. General Business alumni work at companies such as Quicken Loans, United Shore, BCBSNC, McLaren, Huntington National Bank, Financial Plus Credit Union, ELGA Credit Union, Dort Federal Credit Union, Ford, General Motors, Dow, AT&T, JPMorgan Chase Bank and more.
The average salary for a budget analyst is $84,940 per year in 2023 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The projected percent change in employment from 2023 to 2033 is growing at an average rate with other occupations at 4%.
The top occupations for someone with a general business degree are:
- Budget analyst
- Buyer/purchasing agent
- Human resource manager
- Management analyst
- Personal financial advisor
- Sales manager
Top Industries:
- Business
- Technology
- Healthcare/Medicine
- Consulting
- Government
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