Program Overview

Online Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration

The Online Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration is designed to provide students with a deep understanding of how businesses function and thrive in a competitive and rapidly-changing environment.

Program Information

• Next Start: August 2026 - Fall Term A
• Program Format: 8-week courses, 5 terms year-round
• Program Length: 2 years, 60 units
• Cost Per Unit: $550 for Summer, $575 for Fall, with financial aid and scholarships available
• Application Deadline: July 1 for August start

Thrive in a Competitive and Global Economy

Business administration provides a solid understanding of business fundamentals that are in demand at companies like Adobe, Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Tesla, and many more. By learning essential communication, critical thinking, leadership, and problem-solving skills, business administration majors tend to have fruitful careers in customer success, finance, human resources, marketing, project management, and beyond.

Admission Requirements

Applicants to all SJSU Online bachelor's degree-completion programs must fulfill our general admissions requirements. Additionally, applicants to our Bachelor's in Business Administration must complete the following courses or complete an AS-T in Business Administration to be eligible for admission:

• ECON 1A - Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics
• ECON 1B - Principles of Economics: Microeconomics
• BUS2 90 - Business Statistics

Valuable Learning Experiences

Our rigorous and challenging curriculum will prepare you to be a successful leader in the dynamic global economy. Upon completion of the degree, you will be ready to:

• Critically evaluate business problems and apply appropriate evidence-based methods and technology to make informed decisions.
• Communicate ideas clearly, logically, and persuasively in oral and written format, using technology appropriately.
• Demonstrate the skills of ethical and effective teamwork and recognize the complexities and opportunities of working in diverse teams.

Featured Courses

Our BS in Business Administration, General Business Concentration, degree includes offerings in marketing, organizational behavior, operations and supply chain management, entrepreneurship, and global dimensions of business.

• Computer Tools for Business: Learn fundamentals of spreadsheet software. Use project management tools to collaborate and communicate on team projects. Create slide and video presentations with cloud-based tools.
• Financial Accounting: Understand accounting postulates and principles. Apply accounting theory to accumulate and summarize financial data. Analyze and interpret financial statements.
• Global Dimensions of Business: Develop an interdisciplinary understanding of economic, social, cultural, political, and legal factors and institutional forces influencing cross-border business. Understand the global dimensions of business functions. Identify and manage the unique opportunities and challenges presented in global business.
• Integrated Marketing Communications: Dissect the design and delivery of marketing messages to targeted audiences. Analyze the integration of messages delivered through advertising, sales promotion, personal selling, public relations, and other communication methods.
• Strategic Management: Synthesize and analyze interrelationships of managerial decisions and actions within and between the firm and its environment. Apply multi-disciplinary techniques to diagnose and recommend actions appropriate to specific company situations, using case methods.

Career Opportunities

Our degree is unique. Graduates of our program understand how businesses function, can reason critically and articulate persuasive ideas, adapt to change and new technologies, are ethical team players, and comprehend the international imperative of business, which are valuable skills for a wide range of careers.

• Business administration majors in the Bay Area earn an average annual salary of $95,000 and an upper range of $172,000, according to Glassdoor.
• Our graduates work in finance, consulting, marketing, and management. They start their own ventures or take up roles at technology-based start-ups, family businesses, and large multinational corporations in the Silicon Valley and beyond.

Top Job Titles

• Director of technology infrastructure and support
• Executive assistant
• Financial analyst
• Human resources analyst
• Insurance agent
• Operations coordinator
• Payroll manager
• Product designer
• Quantitative solutions and technology associate
• Talent acquisition coordinator

Top Companies

• Adobe
• Amazon
• Apple
• Cisco
• Ernst & Young
• Google
• Meta
• Oracle
• Tesla
• SJSU

Top Sectors

• Accounting
• Business development
• Customer success
• Engineering
• Finance
• Human resources
• Information technology
• Marketing
• Operations
• Project management
• Sales