Make an Impact on the World of Business
Develop and sharpen the general business skills you need to succeed in your career. Lindenwood University offers multiple opportunities to pursue the online degree in business program that best fits your goals and interests — with online business courses delivered in a convenient, accessible format and taught by expert and experienced faculty. From finance and marketing to leadership and human resources to business management and entrepreneurship, the online business degree programs offered by Lindenwood University encompass a wide range of disciplines and offer ample opportunity to tailor your experience to your interests and pursuits. Explore our online business degree programs to find the right fit.
Business Degrees
Whether you’re launching an accounting career or looking to advance within your organization’s business operations, an online degree in business from Lindenwood University provides the opportunity to take that next step. Our customizable and rewarding learning experience is well-suited to those looking for a business major program that can work around their busy schedules and equips our business students with the skills necessary to succeed.
Bachelor's
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Master's
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Business Minors
You mean business when it comes to your future—whatever your industry focus. At Lindenwood University, our business minors prepare you for sectors as diversified as fashion and sport management. As a business minor, you can pursue your business specialty or enhance another area of study or career field. A minor in business can help you become a major player in your organization’s success.
Accounting (Minor)
This minor in accounting examines key areas within accounting, including financial accounting, managerial accounting, accounting cycle analyses, and financial accounting and reporting. The accounting minor is a 21-credit program that explores related areas such as macroeconomics and statistics. The minor in accounting is an ideal secondary area of focus for HR management, management, and business administration majors.
Business Administration (Minor)
This business administration minor develops management, organizational, and leadership skills that can enhance a number of roles and career fields. The business minor is a 15-credit program that explores business essentials such as human resource management, principles of marketing, basic statistics, and principles of finance. This minor in business administration lets students choose either a microeconomics or macroeconomics elective path.
Fashion Business and Entrepreneurship (Minor)
This minor in fashion business explores the fashion industry through the lens of entrepreneurship. The fashion minor is an 18-credit program that covers the essentials of running a fashion venture, including apparel design, digital apparel production management, management, marketing, business law, and financial accounting. Students can choose to specialize in small business and entrepreneurship or fashion business and entrepreneurship in their elective focus.
Finance (Minor)
This minor in finance develops fundamental expertise in financial accounting, corporate finance, and investments. The finance minor is a 21-credit program that lets students specialize in areas such as retirement planning, financing business ventures, international finance and more. Students can further refine their finance studies through a focus in macroeconomics or microeconomics.
Human Resource Management (Minor)
This minor in HR management examines key areas such as recruiting, hiring, talent management, performance management, HR metrics, compensation, employee benefits, employee training, and labor relations. The minor in human resources management is an 18-credit program that develops management and leadership skills, along with problem-solving and communications aptitudes. HRM faculty enhance learning through their real-world HR leadership experience in a number of sectors.
Management (Minor)
This management minor develops expertise in the foundational principles of management. The minor in management is a 27-credit program that explores key aspects of organizational management, including finance, HR management, operations management, and project management. The business management minor enhances core studies with specialized focuses in statistics, as well as elective coursework in international management, organizational behavior, and more.
Marketing (Minor)
This marketing minor covers the foundational principles, concepts, and theories of contemporary marketing. The minor in marketing is a 15-credit program that gives students the opportunity to refine their core learning through marketing elective focuses in marketing information and research, advertising and promotional strategy, digital marketing, and selling. The marketing minor offers further opportunity to define learning interests through electives in consumer behavior, product management, contemporary audience analysis, and more.
Social Media Marketing (Minor)
This social media marketing minor covers the fundamentals of social media marketing, including social media platforms, social media strategy, personal branding, digital content and demographics and demographic analysis. The social media marketing minor is an 18-credit program that lets students refine their learning through elective focuses in visual branding, writing for media, graphic communications, and digital marketing, among others. This minor can enhance majors such as business administration, management, marketing, and more.
Sports Management (Minor)
This sports management minor covers the essentials of the sports business industry, including sport marketing and promotion, principles of marketing, and sport business management. The sports management minor is a 15-credit program that offers specialized elective focuses in sport law, sport economics and finance, strategic management of sports facilities, and more. This minor complements business administration and management degrees and prepares students for any number of careers in the sport industry.
“Lindenwood has given me opportunities to succeed and develop not only as a student, but as a professional. Besides classes, Lindenwood offers so many other ways to get involved and give back to the community. Whether it be through volunteer work, extracurricular activities, or my internship, Lindenwood has helped me grow and expand my knowledge, better preparing me to enter the business world.”
– George Pezold
Naming the Plaster College of
Business and Entrepreneurship
Lindenwood University received a significant seven-figure gift to name the Robert W. Plaster College of Business and Entrepreneurship and to serve as a lead gift in the construction of a $21 million Library and Academic Resources Center (LARC) on its St. Charles Campus.
Robert Plaster was a successful businessman and philanthropist. He founded the Empire Gas Corporation and supported education through the Robert W. Plaster Foundation. His continued support of students interested in business & entrepreneurship is an inspiration and continues to impact the student experience at Lindenwood – in the classroom and online.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a business degree good for?
With a degree in business, students can pursue many types of career opportunities in almost any kind of company, government agency, or academic institution.
What do you learn at business school?
Campus-based and online degree in business programs typically aim to provide a well-rounded education in the principles of finance, human resources, business management, marketing, organizational structure, theory, and other relevant topics.
What is the best degree to get in business?
Choosing the best online degree in business program depends on your goals in business and current level of education. We can help you choose the right online business degree programs no matter where you are on your journey toward a career in the wide world of business. Contact us today to determine your next best step.
Why Choose Lindenwood University Online?
Since 1827, Lindenwood University has served students worldwide with affordable, high-quality academic programs providing real experience and real success. After nearly 200 years of academic excellence, Lindenwood is committed to a set of core values, including integrity, dedication, excellence, creativity, and community.
Quality
We evolve our online degree programs to reflect the latest in academic research and innovation and to meet the top standards of higher education.
Creativity
We are committed to the development of original ideas, knowledge, and innovative approaches to solving complex problems.
Community
We are committed to creating a connected, diverse community, sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals, and supporting personal and professional growth.
Support
We employ experts who are dedicated to helping our students with financial aid planning, enrollment counseling, tutoring services, and more.
We are committed to helping you succeed.
Throughout each step of your online degree program, you will receive support. From enrollment and tuition planning to staying on the right track, your support team is there to ensure your success.
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