Undergraduate business programs
Sometimes where you’re going depends on where you go. That’s why you need the University of Michigan-Flint. Its flexible business programs have the potential to transform your quality of life.
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Seeking flexibility? Look no further.
The University of Michigan-Flint School of Management is an accredited leader in business education. Students worldwide seek admission into its top-ranked bachelor’s degree programs.
Most students enroll for the programs’ flexibility, focus on entrepreneurial thinking and abundant student support. This support includes:
- Attentive professors
- Career guidance
- Access to the world’s third-largest alumni network
- Award-winning student groups
- Dedicated advisors
Fully accredited
Our business programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. This credential shows that we subscribe to the highest standards in business education.
AACSB is the global standard-setting body for business education. Only 6% of all business schools are accredited by AACSB.
Highly ranked
U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks UM-Flint’s online bachelor’s in business No. 1 in Michigan. It also ranks among the country’s top-50 programs.
Transfer friendly
More than 250 students transferred an average of 69 credits to SOM in 2025 alone. Together, they earned an average GPA of 3.5 during their first semester. They were more than ready to become Wolverines.
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Why earn this degree here?
Flexible programs
We provide what are arguably the nation’s most flexible undergraduate business programs. These programs are available in the following formats:
- In person
- Remote synchronous (i.e., online, live attendance)
- Remote asynchronous (i.e., online with recordings)
- Hybrid (i.e., any mix of the above)
Attentive professors
We employ the leaders and best. Each professor is an experienced, tested and respected business expert.
Our faculty frequently publishes research about business issues. Most instructors have also previously worked in private industry.
Outside experience helps professors bring practical knowledge into the classroom.
Focused on entrepreneurship
Students of every discipline can benefit from the Hagerman Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. This center exists to help students conceive and launch new products, services and businesses.
In 2024, the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship honored HCEI. This honor is called the Excellence in Co-curricular Innovation Award. It resulted from the center’s creative, high-quality programs that deliver impact.
Access to career guidance
Unlike other business schools, SOM employs its own career development manager. This expert’s goal is to assist students with their:
- Resume and cover letter
- Job shadowing experience
- Profiles on LinkedIn and Handshake
- Search for paid, short-term projects
- Internship or job search
- Interview practice
- Career Fair preparation
Access to influential alumni
U-M’s alumni association is the third largest in the world. It has more than 600,000 members.
SOM hosts events to help students benefit from their vast influence. Examples might include the:
- Business Summit
- Economic Forum
- Networking events
- Virtual career panels
- Guest lectures
- Social gatherings and more
Award-winning student groups
- Entrepreneurs Society
- Financial Management Association International
- International Business Student Organization
- Marketing Club
- National Association of Black Accountants
- Society for Human Resource Management
- Supply Chain and Operations Management Association
- Women in Business
- Beta Alpha Psi, an honor society for accounting and other financial information students
- Beta Gamma Sigma, an international business honor society
Options abound at UM-Flint
No two students are alike. Some want to quickly finish their degrees. Others prefer to slowly earn two.
Whatever your needs, a flexible solution is available.
Accelerated program
Earn your degree in half the time with our seven-week courses.
Honors program
Improve your odds of acceptance into graduate, law or medical school.
Double majors
Become a candidate for double the number of job openings.
BBA/MBA program
Save time and money. Begin earning an MBA as early as your junior year.
Explore our Programs
Business majors
Our programs provide insight into all business disciplines. Students can specialize in one discipline as their major. They can also easily add another major or a minor. Options include:
- Accounting Program (BS) (opens in new tab)
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management Program (BBA) (opens in new tab)
- Finance Program (BBA) (opens in new tab)
- General Business Program (BBA) (opens in new tab)
- International Business Program (BBA) (opens in new tab)
- Marketing Program (BBA) (opens in new tab)
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management Program (BBA) (opens in new tab)
- Supply Chain Management (BS) (opens in new tab)
Business minors
- Business (General) Minor (opens in new tab)
- Business Analytics Minor (opens in new tab)
- Entrepreneurship Minor (opens in new tab)
- Finance Minor (opens in new tab)
- Human Resource Management Minor (opens in new tab)
- Marketing Minor (opens in new tab)
- Supply Chain and Operations Management Minor (opens in new tab)
Certificates
- Business Leadership Certificate (opens in new tab)
- Esports Marketing Certificate (opens in new tab)
- Essentials of Business Analytics Certificate (opens in new tab)
- Essentials of Business Certificate (opens in new tab)
- International Business Development Certificate (opens in new tab)
- International Market Analysis Certificate (opens in new tab)
- Project Management Certificate (opens in new tab)
Free Tuition with the Go Blue Guarantee!
UM-Flint students are automatically considered, upon admission, for the Go Blue Guarantee, a historic program offering free tuition for high-achieving, in-state undergraduates from lower-income households. Learn more about the Go Blue Guarantee to see if you qualify and how affordable a Michigan degree can be.
Job prospects
Of those who graduated from SOM in 2024 and 2025:
92%
Had jobs within two months
33%
Gained promotions
10%
Launched their own businesses
$67,500
Was their average salary
Academic Advisors
SOM employs in-house advisors to guide students through their academic programs. Their goal is to provide students with the support they need to achieve their college degrees. In the process, advisors often help students:
- Select appropriate classes
- Use time more efficiently
- Reduce tuition costs
- Minimize stress
- Explore academic interests
Students achieve these goals by meeting with their advisors regularly. All meetings are confidential.
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Scholarships
UM-Flint’s generous supporters have established more than 300 scholarships, some of which benefit numerous students. Of these scholarships, 32 provide SOM students nearly $300,000 annually.