Earning a bachelor’s degree in business is an important first step towards a successful career in accounting, finance, insurance, and related fields. Fortunately for business students, online bachelor’s in business programs have already gained widespread acceptance among employers and graduate schools. Online schools make it possible to earn a degree while fulfilling your other responsibilities. You can log on in the morning, at night, or even just on weekends.

The schools listed below offer accredited bachelor’s degrees in business online. If you’re interested in another online business program, make sure that it’s accredited by CHEA, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. This will help to ensure that your chosen degree program meets standards required by employers and other accredited schools. For added prestige, select a program that’s endorsed by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

• Colorado Technical University Online awards the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with nine concentrations. CTU Online also offers the Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Financial Forensics, Financial Planning, and Technology Management.

• Columbia Southern University awards the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration online with nine specialty areas such as Hospitality and Tourism, Marketing, and Sport Management.

• DeVry University has an eight-semester online bachelor’s program in business administration with a variety of concentrations.

• Florida Tech University Online has undergraduate programs in business administration with five concentrations.

• The University of Maryland awards online Bachelor of Science in business degrees in: Accounting; Business Administration; Finance; Global Business and Public Policy; Human Resource Management; Management Studies; and Marketing.

• The University of Massachusetts at Amherst offers an online bachelor’s of science program in business administration and a bachelor’s degree program focused on business studies in which students select from varied non-profit and business-related topics such as accounting, arts management, fund-raising, and information management.

• Pennsylvania State University offers an online bachelor’s in business degree completion program to students who have already earned an associate’s degree or otherwise completed the first two years of a four-year bachelor’s degree.
• The University of Wyoming College of Business offers a bachelor’s degree in business administration through distance learning. Students must have already earned general education credits to be considered for the program.