Degrees In Business Blog

There is always a need for business degrees in this world. Although many people may have similar degrees, depending on what you specialize in, they can be quite varied as well. Assuming you have a High School Diploma, higher education should not be that daunting. I guess the biggest decision you have is deciding where [...]

There’s a negative stereotype surrounding business these days that really must be purged from American business; things that business men and business students do like hacking into school files that should not be corrupting today’s already-struggling economy.

The terms “family man” and “business man” are coined as polar opposites, as if a professional career means the abandonment of other core values in societal human beings. Like the horror scenes straight out of The Devil Wears Prada, business forces us to choose between: our friends and our job; our professional progress and our family; our career success and our morals.

But this isn’t the way business has to be. Ethical business degrees, particularly ethical MBA programs, are cropping up from the crevices of our colleges and universities to bring the best of both worlds under one umbrella. Through these “ethical MBAs,” business professionals may establish fruitful careers on top of a foundation of education that interweaves ethics into each and every class, instead of that one estranged ethics course that was jam-packed into the General Eds.

The question becomes, then: how do these ethical business degrees hold up to the actual wear-and-tear of the business world?

Business meets college when City College of San Francisco seeks sponsorship to save endangered community college classes. How does it work? In exchange for funding for a class to continue at a local school, the school offers the company representation. “Arts 101, now brought to you by Coca Cola!” This is a creative strategy prompted [...]

Recently, the value of the college degree has been hotly debated – some bloggers and newspaper writers concluded that it’s not worth the time and money it takes to earn a college degree. However, college degrees remain profitable and rewarding in the long run.

Gas prices rising, unemployment rising–the economy is in the pits. This is the ideal time to pursue an education according to business news reporter Tim Greynor, who discusses how getting a college degree is the popular reaction to being laid off. Realtor and mortage investor Jullisa Kalish thrived in the booming housing market, but when [...]

Looking for the ideal college for your business degree? Degrees in Business has reviews for four accredited, rewarding universities that will help a prospective college student jumpstart their business career.

The Wall Street Journal offers an informative blog known as The Independent Street. This blog focuses specifically on small businesses and is a great asset to the entrepreneur.

Businesses are suffering during the current economic downfall. College students face a bleak market and ask the question, “What degree should I pursue?” or, worse, “Should I pursue a degree at all?” Fortunately, Degrees in Business is here to help. The following is a list of five business-related occupations that, according to the U.S. Department [...]

1. Increase in Pay. Undergraduates obtaining their business degree in 2009 are averaging a salary of $35,000 to $50,000+ to start, depending on degree and location. With several years of experience and the benefit of their business degree, these business-oriented college students can make six figures. Not all business majors pay the same, so it [...]

A degree in entrepreneurship opens the door to the exciting opportunity of not just partaking in the business world, but starting your own business from scratch. Entrepreneurship degrees focus on the crucial skills needed to manage a small corporation and invest in your revolutionary ideas. Small businesses are an integral part of the community and [...]