If you’re looking for a field with a wide range of lucrative opportunities, you might want to consider a career in business.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 911,400 projected new job openings per year in business and financial occupations. In these roles, you can expect to be involved in the day-to-day activities of running a business or with matters related to money. The BLS also reports that the demand for financial managers is expected to increase 17 percent through 2033.
Last month, Indeed.com released a list of high-paying jobs for business majors (with salaries ranging from $80,000 to more than $100,000), including:
- Financial advisor. Financial advisors support clients and individuals by taking a look at their assets and salaries to set long-term financial goals. They also engage in estate planning and debt management. Financial advising usually requires a bachelor’s degree, and most advisors can expect to make roughly $82,059 per year, according to Indeed.
- Business analyst. Business analysts look at data to inform business strategy or improve an organization’s processes. They must be able to communicate well and manage large projects. Indeed reports that business analysts generally have a bachelor’s degree and earn an average annual salary of $83,763.
- Project Manager. Project manager openings are projected to grow 7 percent in the next 10 years, faster than average for all occupations, with 77,000 openings projected each year. Nationally, project managers can expect salaries of about $103,000, according to ZipRecruiter.
- Product manager. This role requires working with a team to ensure the success of a product or good. Many technology companies hire product managers with an average salary of $105,434, Indeed says. If you’re interested in becoming a product manager, consider upskilling in project management in addition to a bachelor’s degree in business to maximize your career opportunities.
- Controller. Controllers are responsible for an organization’s accounting functions and can expect an average salary of $106,123, according to Indeed. While most controllers have a master’s degree in business administration, some only have a bachelor’s degree.
To find the right business role for you, consider attending a job fair or a networking event. Many universities offer these events in addition to other career resources for students enrolled in their degree programs.
UW Flexible Option currently offers the UW-Parkside Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration (BSBA) with two concentrations: General Business or Business Analytics. You can also enroll in the Business Analytics or Agile Project Management certificates to learn specialized and practical business skills you can immediately apply on the job.
With UW Flexible Option, you’ll benefit from competency-based online learning programs that can be completed on your own schedule. For recent business administration graduate Antwuan Sanders, UW Flexible Option’s versatility was appealing because it gave him control over his education.
“I think the biggest incentive for me was that I could take as many classes as I could handle without someone trying to cap how many I should take,” Antwuan says. “It was up to me to decide what level, how many courses, how many hours per week to study. It gave me power over my education, and that felt good. I like being in control of my own life, and the Flex program gave me that.”
Antwaun also went straight from his bachelor’s degree program into the online MBA program at UW-Parkside with no breaks.
“What I learned in the BSBA program set me up for the MBA program,” he adds. “I had no issues in a lot of courses because of what I learned in the BSBA program. Even if I had decided not to pursue my MBA, I could have gone out into the workforce and pursued other opportunities with the knowledge I gained in the Flex BSBA program.”
Are you interested in a business career? Whether you’ve never attended college or have taken a few courses, UW Flexible Option can offer you a chance to learn on your own time. Check out some Frequently Asked Questions about our bachelor’s degree program in business administration to learn more.