Business Management

Manage What’s Possible

The Business Management degree at Arkansas Tech University is built for your ambition and your schedule. Whether you're looking for the structure of on-campus classes or the flexibility of a 100% online experience, this program fits your life and moves at your pace. You'll gain practical skills in leadership, human resources, and entrepreneuship that transfers across industries and opens the door to dozens of careers. It's a degree that gives you options, momentum, and a head start on whatever comes next. Whether that’s running a business, leading a team, or fast-tracking your MBA, Business Management at ATU will put you ahead of the rest.

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Our relevant, eight‑semester Business Management degree is tailored to help you complete your bachelor’s degree in just four academic years. Learn to lead and manage others, run your own business, and and make confident, strategic decisions that drive real results.

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The ATU academic catalog overviews every course, every requirement, and how it all builds toward your goals. Utilize your electives to earn a certificate in Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, Microsoft Applications, and Business Data Analytics and give yourself an impressively strategic advantage!

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The LeMoyne Smith School of Business offers you the option to obtain both the BSBA and the Masters in Business Administration through an Accelerated Bachelor to Master Degree Program (AB2M). Utilize your financial aid to earn dual credit towards both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

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Stats That Mean Business

100%

online or on-campus. Study on your terms with the same respected degree either way.

$122,090

median salary for U.S. management occupations - driven by industry growth and turnover in leadership positions (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

1.2

million anticipated annual job openings in management roles projected over the next decade

Why Study Business Management?

Business Management is more than a backup plan, it’s a launchpad. At ATU, you’ll learn how to lead teams, manage systems, and solve real-world problems in ways that make a difference. You’ll gain adaptable skills that work in every industry, from nonprofits and healthcare to finance, retail, and logistics. Want to work your way through school? You can. Want to study abroad? We have pathways for that. Want to fast-track your MBA? You can do that too. Whether you’re dreaming big, building something new, or looking to level up, this degree moves with you.

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You could work as a(n):

Computer and Information Systems Managers
Financial Managers
Retail Managers
Human Resources Managers
Operations Manager
Project Manager

Alumni of our program work at:

Walmart Stores Inc.
Tyson Foods Inc.
Baptist Health
ArcBest
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.
Arkansas Nuclear One

Professors Who Practice What They Teach

Stephen
Jones Professor of Management LeMoyne Smith School of Business View Profile >

Loretta
Smith Professor of Management LeMoyne Smith School of Business View Profile >

Kuldeep
Singh Associate Professor of Management LeMoyne Smith School of Business View Profile >

Thomas
Pennington Professor of Legal Studies LeMoyne Smith School of Business View Profile >

Cass
Capen-Housley Instructor of Management LeMoyne Smith School of Business View Profile >

Jessica
Brock Instructor of Business Administration LeMoyne Smith School of Business View Profile >