Business Administration C.A. (Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing, General Business)

Department: Business Administration

Total Credit Hours: 31-32 credits

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What Is Business Administration C.A.?

This program provides students with a basic knowledge of business administration. Business administration students choose an area of focus – accounting, banking and finance, management or marketing.

Depending on the student’s focus, instruction includes management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing and business decision-making.

C.A. graduates are prepared to enter the workforce in fields including accounting, general business, banking and finance, management or marketing.

Because of the multitude of careers in this field, the outlook is varied. Positions that have a bright outlook include accounting clerk, business service specialist, construction manager, estimator, financial worker, management consultant, market research analyst, medical records administrator and purchasing agent. These positions are projected to experience rapid increases in employment with large numbers of job openings over the next several years or are new and emerging occupations in high-growth industries.

For most jobs, the outlook for growth is strong.

Salary Outlook

In the state of Missouri, employees working in business earn a mean average of $32,300-69,390 per year, depending on emphasis, education, experience and employer.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, earnings increase significantly as a worker’s degree of education rises.

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