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What is the difference between majoring in Business and majoring in Business Management?

I’m interested in Business but I want to educate myself on my major options that deal with Business. #business #colleges

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Ann’s Answer

Hi Stephanie,

There actually isn't a huge difference. You will touch on all of the same competencies in both, but delve a little deeper in certain competencies depending on the route you choose. With management you will take more courses on leadership and organizational communications and business administration will go a little deeper into the operations side. I have a BS in Management and an MBA, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend that route. Depending on what you want to do, it may be more valuable to get your BS in business administration and then minor in communications if you want to get into leadership. I honestly wish I had a deeper background in operations than I do.

Let me know if the answers your question, or if you have more questions. Thanks!

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Search the jobs you are interested in on onetonline.org and see what skills are needed for those roles. This will help you to determine if you need more knowledge in leadership and communications or if operations will be more important.
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Aaron’s Answer

From my experience, Business Management is a concentration or minor within an more overarching business degree program in General Business or Business Administration. It is a unique degree path kind of like Finance or Accounting, Economics, etc. For example, my undergraduate degree is a Bachelors of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. When you minor or concentrate in Management, you typically take more classes related to people management, marketing, advertising, organizational behavior, policy, ethics, etc. Whereas, when you concentrate in finance, you have more classes related to corporate/personal finance, investments, economics, accounting, statistics, and operations management just to name a few. Usually, when you get any bachelors in business you will have the same core business classes no matter what your concentration is. Management is a more general business route if you do not choose to pursue a concentration in a specific area of business such as finance, accounting, economics, or marketing.

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Browse websites from different universities with business programs and look at what different concentrations in business they offer
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Kent’s Answer

General Business Studies will afford you a higher level access to many disciplines within the school of Business. There are many more focused degrees like Management, Finance, Accounting, Economics and Marketing to name a few. In pursuing a Major in Business Management, you will also learn most of those topics, but you will concentrate your studies in the area of Leadership, Organizational Studies and Human Resources Management/Policy. Each of these can translate into deeper studies and a counselor can help you choose the best path to match your interests. The main area of focus for a degree in Management will be in leadership. I found my studies extremely fascinating, learning frameworks in how to lead teams toward consistent success and the application of these frameworks in specific examples of leaders from all walks of life. If you are focusing in on a particular college, it is always good to speak with the department leads to help you navigate the options. God has a great plan for your life, good luck and always continue seeking to understand!

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Take an aptitude test while you are in high school, this will help you identify skills, majors and suggest colleges to consider. https://student-tutor.com/blog/top-career-tests-for-high-school-students/
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