College of Business & Information Technology
Online bachelor's business degrees
Take charge of your business career
Hit the ground running at various types of organizations by learning key business concepts and skills through our online bachelor’s business degrees. You can choose to earn a bachelor’s business degree in accounting, business, communications, or management. And even customize your Bachelor of Science in Business degree with a certificate that matches your career goals in areas like business analytics, entrepreneurship and more.
The best part? All our courses are 100% online and only 5 weeks long. That means you’ll have the flexibility to start school any time of the year and when it fits your busy schedule. It’s a smart, convenient way for busy, working adults like you, to build your business skills while preparing for job opportunities.
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Skills you’ll develop with core bachelor’s business degree courses
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Financial statements
- Auditing
- General Ledger
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS
- Communication
- Leadership
- Management
- Operations
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNICATIONS
- Writing
- Communications
- Leadership
- Editing
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT
- Management
- Performance management
- Strategic planning
- Operations
Earn career-relevant skills in weeks – not years
Get value from your education before you even graduate. Update your professional profile with learned skills when you complete every 5- or 6-week course in our associate, bachelor's and master's programs.
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Bachelor’s business degree course requirements
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
You’ll take 26 core courses with program-specific knowledge to help you gain confidence and skills you need in a business environment. These core courses include topics like: QuickBooks®, cost accounting, financial accounting, corporate taxation, auditing and more.
QuickBooks is a registered trademark of Intuit, Inc.
Bachelor of Science in Business
You’ll take 14 core courses with program-specific knowledge to help you gain confidence and skills you need in a business environment. These core courses include topics like: business data analytics, organizational behavior, inclusive leadership, managing with a global mindset and more.
Bachelor of Science in Communications
You’ll take 14 core courses with program-specific knowledge to help you gain confidence and skills you need in a business environment. These core courses include topics like: social media communication, corporate communications and public relations, global and intercultural communication and more.
Bachelor of Science in Management
You’ll take 10 core courses with program-specific knowledge to help you gain confidence and skills you need in a business environment. These core courses include topics like: innovative leadership, change management and implementation, strategic operations and logistics and more.
Add a certificate to your Bachelor of Science in Business degree
Learn more about programs offered through the University of Phoenix College of Business and Information Technology.
Get your bachelor's business degree for less
Experiences like parenting and on-the-job training could be eligible for college credit. Students with eligible credits and relevant experience on average saved $11k and 1 year off their undergraduate degree.
Paying for school
Tuition is based on number of credit hours per course. Courses are typically 3 credits, but can range from 1-6 credits. Costs do not include savings opportunities like transfer credits and scholarships.
Undergrad
Cost per credit
Credits per course
Resource fee
$398
x3
+ $170
Estimated cost per course
$1,364 / course
What affects the overall cost of my program?
Your full program cost can vary by:
- Savings opportunities. Your cost could be reduced with eligible transfer credits, scholarships, employer discounts and more. Students with eligible credits and relevant experience on average saved $11K and 1 year off their undergraduate degree at University of Phoenix.
Discover ways to save time and money on your degree with our Savings Explorer® tool:
Ways to pay — and save. Explore your options.
From grants and scholarships to transfer credits and federal financial aid, there are a variety of ways to pay for school and save on tuition.
Student experience
Tracylyn S.
BSB, 2016
“My business degree earned at University of Phoenix gives me skills that I can bring to the table to improve the lives of children in the work that I do as the executive director for the Mountain Community Boys and Girls Club.”
Monica M.
BSB Finance, 2008
MBA, 2015
“Education is the one thing that no one can ever take from you. It helps everything you imagined come to life. You just have to be willing to put an effort through hard work and dedication.”
Over 1 million alumni have earned their degrees while balancing work, school and life. So can you.
How to apply for your bachelor’s business degree program
Once you’ve selected your degree program, choose your start date from our calendar, apply for free and register before the deadline (usually one week before the program starts). Then you'll speak to an enrollment representative to begin class.
- No application fee
- No SAT, GMAT or essay required
- Our risk-free trial lets eligible students try out University of Phoenix for three weeks with no financial obligation
Meet your college deans
Our college deans focus on developing a career-relevant curriculum. They bring industry experience to the classroom and lead a faculty of academic professionals with one goal in mind—to help you earn the skills you need to pursue your career.
Kathryn Uhles, MSP, MIS
Dean, College of Business and Information Technology
Joseph Aranyosi, MFA
Associate Dean, College of Business and Information Technology
Natalie Pratt, MBA, MC, MEd
Associate Dean, College of Business and Information Technology
Programmatic accreditation
Our BSB and BSACC have been reaffirmed for accreditation until 2027 by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) to ensure the quality of your education.
What does this mean? ACBSP-accredited business programs are committed to quality standards. The quality of the program is regularly benchmarked against specific criteria that prepare students for the business industry. Accreditation occurs on a 10-year cycle with regular quality reviews.
Bachelor’s business degree FAQs
Depending on which degree option you’re pursuing, and how many eligible credits you can transfer toward your program, you could complete your degree in four years (or less with your transfer credits).
- Bachelor of Science in Accounting: program length, 4 years
- Bachelor of Science in Business: program length, 4 years
- Bachelor of Science in Communications: program length, 4 years
- Bachelor of Science in Management: program length, 4 years
Having a bachelor’s degree has become an increasingly important way to gain knowledge and critical skills today's workers need to stay competitive in growing fields like business, healthcare, and information technology. Bachelor’s degree employment rates are projected to grow by 8.2%, on average, between 2021 and 2031.* So if you’re looking to gain knowlege and develop career-relevant skills, an online bachelor’s degree could help.
*The BLS Projected Growth for 2021-2031 is published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. This data reflects the BLS’ projections of national (not local) conditions. These data points are not specific to University of Phoenix students or graduates.
Yes, all our courses are available 100% online. Where most colleges expect you to take several courses at once, here you take one course at a time over five weeks in an innovative, virtual, asynchronous learning environment. You and your peers will engage in discussions, assignments and learning activities. Plus, you’ll learn from faculty with their own real-world experience who practice the same knowlege and skills they teach, all while learning industry-relevant skills necessary to promote your career growth. What’s more? Throughout the course of your learning experience, our academic counselors and finance advisors remain always available to support and guide your decisions from your first day to your last.
Yes, you can transfer eligible credits the college you attended is an accredited institution. You may also be able to have your relevant work and life experiences evaluated for potential credit toward your degree to save even more time and money on your degree.
