Academic Programs

Associate in Arts in Business Administration

The Associate in Arts in Business Administration offers you knowledge and skill development relevant to the business profession. Through the business administration classes, you will develop communication, critical thinking and quantitative reasoning skills, and strengthen your understanding of how political, cultural and economic factors shape our world. In addition, you will begin to explore the fundamentals of management, marketing, economics, and finance in order to prepare you for a career in business or government.

Graduates from the associate degree in business administration program may be interested in pursuing careers such as Sales Manager, Administrative Services Manager, Management Analyst, or Social and Community Service Manager.

Program Information

Program Length

Strayer University students are mostly working adults who earn their degrees at their own pace and on their own schedule. Most students attend part-time, and the normal time to complete this program is 3.5 years.

On-Time Graduation Rate

77% of our students who graduated from this program between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010, did so within 3.5 years.

Median Loan Debt

For all students completing this program between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010, the median cumulative loan debt for each of the following are:

Federal student loans: $29,100
Private loans: $0
Institutional finance loans: $0

Note: This preliminary median loan data is pending confirmation from the U.S. Department of Education. It reflects total debt, including costs of living, while the median loan amount prescribed under the Department’s gainful employment regulations excludes such costs of living.

Program Costs

Cost information for Strayer University programs is available at http://www.strayer.edu/tuition_and_fees. The tuition and fees for the entire program, at current part-time tuition rates, are $35,300, and at current full-time tuition rates, are $33,500. The tuition and fees for the entire program for all Tennessee students are $35,300. The total estimated cost for books and supplies for the entire program is $3,000. Strayer University does not offer on-campus housing.

Occupations

The following U.S. Department of Labor Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Codes and occupational titles are disclosed pursuant to U.S. Department of Education regulations, and correspond to the U.S. Department of Education Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code for this program.

Title	O*Net Link	SOC Code
Chief Executives	http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-1011.00	11-1011.00
General and Operations Managers	http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-1021.00	11-1021.00
Sales Managers	http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-2022.00	11-2022.00
Administrative Services Managers	http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-3011.00	11-3011.00
Industrial Production Managers	http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-3051.00	11-3051.00
Transportation Managers	http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-3071.01	11-3071.01
Storage and Distribution Managers	http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-3071.02	11-3071.02
Construction Managers	http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-9021.00	11-9021.00
Social and Community Service Managers	http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-9151.00	11-9151.00
Cost Estimators	http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/13-1051.00	13-1051.00
Regulatory Affairs Managers	http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-9199.01	11-9199.01
Compliance Managers	http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-9199.02	11-9199.02
Investment Fund Managers	http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-9199.03	11-9199.03
Supply Chain Managers	http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-9199.04	11-9199.04
Security Managers	http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-9199.07	11-9199.07
Loss Prevention Managers	http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-9199.08	11-9199.08
Wind Energy Operations Managers	http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-9199.09	11-9199.09
Wind Energy Project Managers	http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-9199.10	11-9199.10
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/25-1011.00	25-1011.00
Management Analysts	http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/13-1111.00	13-1111.00

Disclaimer: This program is not available in Arkansas or Indiana. This program is not available at the New Jersey campuses and is available in an online-only format to New Jersey students. Florida, Mississippi, and North Carolina students enrolled in this program must follow program requirements as set forth in the University’s Florida, Mississippi, and North Carolina catalogs. This program is called “Associate of Applied Business in Business Administration” in Ohio and its program requirements are set forth in the University’s Ohio Catalog.