A Business Degree to Advance Your Real-World Ambitions
Want to gain the hands-on skills needed for today’s dynamic business careers? Take the first step with our Associate Degree in Business. With courses available 100% online or as a blend of online and on-campus coursework through our hybrid option, you can pursue your goals in a way that fits your schedule.
Get to Know Our Associate Degree in Business
When you earn an Associate Degree in Business here at DeVry, you’ll gain exposure to current business trends and technology as you build your teamwork and communication skills. Our courses help you analyze and solve common business problems and grow your understanding of basic business functions including accounting, data analysis and marketing .
After you've completed 30 semester-credit hours in this program, hone your skillset by choosing a concentration that aligns with your goals and interests. Choose from 4 key areas of focus:
Budgeting & Forecasting Concentration: Develop the fundamental skills needed to help shape an organization’s budgeting and resource plans. You’ll also be introduced to accounting principles, learn to design and implement budgets and use accounting information to analyze data.
General Business Concentration: Understand how modern businesses work by learning to effectively solve business problems with teams and technology.
Healthcare Business Concentration: Enhance your business knowledge in a healthcare setting as you review essential concepts related to healthcare services. You’ll learn basic medical terminology, characteristics of U.S. healthcare systems and key trends related to the delivery of healthcare services.
Retail Management Concentration: Prepare for an advanced role in merchandising as you learn how to solve business problems with teams and technology in a retail setting.
Classes Start Every 8 Weeks
Earn your Associate Degree in Business in as little as 1 year + 4 months*—or even more quickly with qualifying transfer credits.
*Not including breaks. Assumes year-round, full-time enrollment.
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Reignite Your Education
If you started your associate degree, transfer qualifying credits toward completing it at DeVry.
What You'll Learn
The Associate Degree in Business program covers the following:
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Problem Solving
Use business and management principles to problem-solve a variety of workplace challenges. -
Technology
Apply analytical tools and technology applications to develop analyses and solutions to address the needs of an organization and its stakeholders. -
Collaboration
Work collaboratively in a team environment. Coordinate and share information to achieve a common goal. -
Communication
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Ethics
Demonstrate ethical, legal and socially responsible decision-making. Learn how to balance productive business practices with ethical methods that support your employees and customers. -
Business Planning
Develop, evaluate and interpret a long-range budget forecast for a business or business unit to solve problems and make business decisions.
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Supply Chain Management
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Human Resource Management
Learn to manage corporate human resources including planning, staffing and rewards, as well as developing and maintaining positions and people. -
Data Analysis
Learn to draw conclusions by finding patterns and relationships in numerical data with tools used for statistical analysis. Find out how data analysis can be used to make more efficient databases. -
Communication and Customer Relations
Develop interpersonal communication and listening skills as well as conflict-resolutions skills as they apply to customer relations. -
Consumer Behavior
Analyze and interpret market and consumer trend data to solve business problems and meet consumer needs. -
Retail Management
Examine strategies for finance, merchandizing, distribution, sales promotions, and human resources used in the retail management.
Accreditation Matters
DeVry University’s Associate of Business degree has achieved voluntary accreditation* from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and programs (ACBSP) www.acbsp.org demonstrating that it has met the standards of business education that promote teaching excellence.
Flexibility to Fit Your Life
Take courses online, on campus, or in our innovative connected classrooms. Study full- or part-time and tailor your DeVry experience to fit your life. Classes start every 8 weeks, so you can begin your college degree when it makes sense for you.
Microsoft Office Productivity Tools
To ensure you have a robust learning experience, as part of your program, you will use the latest version of Microsoft Office suite to communicate business information, analyze and report findings.
Embedded Programs - Demonstrate Skills at Every Step
With our unique 2-in-1 design, every course in our Business Essentials undergraduate certificate is embedded within the Associate in Business program, allowing you to earn the certificate along the way1.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of our hybrid and online Associate Degree in Business program may consider careers2, depending on their specialization, such as:
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Assistant Manager
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Customer Service Representative
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Management Trainee
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Retail Shift Manager
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Assistant Marketing Analyst
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Sales Account Representative
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Inventory Associate
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Accounting Associate Jr. Staff Accountant
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Media Buyer
Learn more about careers in Business
Program-Specific Courses
Budgeting & Forecasting
| ACCT303 | Intermediate Accounting |
| ACCT360 | Managerial Accounting |
| BUSN278 | Budgeting and Forecasting |
| MATH221 | Statistics for Decision-Making |
General Business
One of:
| MGMT210 | Human Resource Functions |
| MGMT303 | Principles of Management |
Three of:
| BUSN278 | Budgeting and Forecasting |
| GSCM206 | Managing Operations Across the Supply Chain |
| LEAD335 | Cross-Cultural Leadership |
| MATH221 | Statistics for Decision-Making |
Healthcare Business
| BUSN258 | Customer Relations |
| HIT111 | Basic Medical Terminology |
| HIT120 | Introduction to Health Services and Information Systems |
| HSM310 | Introduction to Health Services Management |
Retail Management
| BUSN258 | Customer Relations |
| MGMT210 | Human Resource Functions |
| MGMT230 | Contemporary Retail Management |
| MKTG230 | Consumer Behavior Fundamentals |
Core Degree Courses
| BIS155 | Data Analysis w/Spreadsheets |
| BUSN115 | Introduction to Business and Technology |
| BUSN219 | Marketing Fundamentals |
| LEAD150 | Leadership and Facilitating Change |
| COMP100 | Computer Applications for Business w/Lab |
One of:*
| ACCT207 | Fundamentals of Accounting |
| ACCT212 | Financial Accounting |
*Students must take ACCT212 if selecting the Budgeting and Forecasting option in the Electives course area.
General Degree Courses
Communications
| ENGL112 | Composition |
| ENGL135 | Advanced Composition |
One of:
| SPCH275 | Public Speaking |
| SPCH276 | Intercultural Communication |
Humanities
One of:
| ETHC232 | Ethical and Legal Issues in the Professions |
| ETHC334 | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace |
Social Sciences
| SOCS185 | Culture and Society |
Personal & Professional Development
| CARD205 | Career Development |
| COLL148 | Critical Thinking and Problem Solving |
Mathematics & Natural Sciences
| MATH114 | Algebra for College Students |
| SCI228 | Nutrition, Health and Wellness with Lab |
Build Skills With Stackable Degrees
Earn a Credential at Every Step
You don’t have to wait four years to show a credential on your resume. At DeVry, several programs are designed to stack1. This means that you may be able to build your resume quickly with qualifying credits from a shorter credential and continue working toward a higher degree credential without having to repeat courses.
- Start with a shorter credential that takes less time so it’s more affordable
- Flexible online and on-site classes build your professional skills right away
- Every course counts toward the next degree level3,4
How Do Credentials Stack?
Here’s an example: When you earn an associate degree in business at DeVry, every course you completed in the program applies to our bachelor’s in technical management. Build your confidence – and your resume – when you start your journey at DeVry.
FAQ: Associate Degree in Business
Is an Associate Degree in Business worth it?
If you’re interested in entering this field, an Associate Degree in Business may be a good option for you. This type of degree, when received from an accredited5 university like DeVry, helps you understand the basic principles of business. It also communicates to employers that you have a foundation of knowledge that can be built upon with company-specific practices. In addition, many associate degree programs at DeVry stack with some of our bachelor's degrees1. This means that some of the classes you take with an Associate Degree in Business may count towards a Bachelor's Degree in Technical Management3,4 at DeVry should you decide to continue your education in the future.
What are the prerequisites for enrolling in the Associate Degree in Business program at DeVry?
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Budgeting & Forecasting concentration
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Healthcare Business concentration
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*Conferral and Assessment Data -
Available for all of DeVry and Keller's ACBSP accredited programs. For a
full list of DeVry University's business and accounting degree programs
accredited by ACBSP, please see the Accreditation page.
1At the time of application to the next credential level, an evaluation of qualifying transfer credit will occur and the most beneficial outcome will be applied.
2Careers listed may be relevant to one or more specialization. Please see program guides for more information.
3When you earn your Associate in Business pursuing the Budgeting and Forecasting track, every course counts towards the Bachelor’s in Business Administration when you pursue the Accounting specialization. Courses can also be applied to the Bachelor’s in Technical Management except for the following specializations: Information Technology, Health Information Management, and Criminal Justice.
4For the associate in Business, healthcare business specialization, every course counts towards the Bachelor of Science in Technical Management-General Option.
5DeVry University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), www.hlcommission.org. The University’s Keller Graduate School of Management is included in this accreditation.
**The figures displayed represent the minimum credit hours required for graduation. Additional coursework may be necessary to complete program requirements.
All students enrolled in site-based programs will be required to take some coursework online and, for some programs and locations, a substantial portion of the program may be required to be completed online.
