Develop essential business skills: Gain experience with problem-solving, critical thinking, leadership, and effective communication.
Pick your passion: Choose from many disciplines including accounting, human resources, and marketing to align your studies with your goals.
Use the tools of your trade: Get hands-on practice with real software used in your industry, in areas like analytics, IT, and project management.
Accounting: The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) has granted specialized accounting accreditation to several of our programs.2
Business: A number of our business programs are accredited by the ACBSP as well, demonstrating they have met standards of business education that promote teaching excellence.2
Human resources: Several of our business programs with a Human Resources Management Specialization are also accredited by the ACBSP.2
Project management: Many of our programs are accredited by the Global Accreditation Center for Project Management Education Programs (GAC) of the Project Management Institute.3
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC): DeVry University is accredited by the HLC, www.hlcommission.org. Our Keller Graduate School of Management is included in this accreditation.
Accountant
Business analyst
Financial advisor
Hospitality manager
Human resources manager
Marketing manager
Project manager
You’ll also get unlimited support — during school and after — from our Career Services team on everything from resume writing to interview coaching to help with exploring job opportunities.
Accounting principles
Business analytics
Employment regulations
Financial management
IT fundamentals
Leadership principles
Marketing processes
Project management
Retail and sales strategies
Talent recruitment
A business degree is an educational program, such as an associate, bachelor’s, or master’s degree through which you can learn skills in management, critical thinking, analytics, finance, marketing, and other elements of business.
A business degree can help you learn essential skills employers look for, such as management and decision-making. Many people earn a degree for business because they want to develop their professional skillset, pivot to a new career track, or pursue more advanced roles in their current field.
Depending on your degree level, skills, and other factors, you can pursue a wide range of jobs with a business degree, including roles like:
The amount of time it takes to earn a business degree depends on the program, your past experience, and your schedule. A certificate program, for example, might take less than 1 year, and a bachelor’s degree may take as little as 2 years and 8 months with an accelerated schedule.1
If you have qualifying transfer credits, it might shorten your timeline even more. Our admissions team can help you find out what your options are.
Applying is quick and easy:
Learn more about admissions.
1Time to complete varies per program and may take longer or shorter than the examples given here. Both normal and accelerated schedules do not include breaks and assume year-round, full-time enrollment. See your specific program information for more details.
2Accounting: Bachelor's in Business Administration, Bachelor's in Business Management, and Bachelor's in Technical Management — each with an Accounting Specialization. Business: Associate in Business, Bachelor's in Business Administration, Bachelor's in Business Management, and Bachelor's in Technical Management. Human Resources: Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Bachelor’s in Business Management, and Bachelor’s in Technical Management — each with a Human Resources Specialization. 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.
3Our Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Bachelor’s in Business Management, Bachelor’s in Technical Management, and Master of Business Administration — each with a Project Management Specialization; Master’s in Project Management; and Graduate Certificate in Project Management are included in this designation. Enrollment and graduation data: GAC Student Achievement Results. Available for all of DeVry and Keller’s GAC® accredited programs. The GAC seal is a mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
4Program, course, and extended classroom availability vary by location. In site-based programs, students will be required to take a substantial amount of coursework online to complete their program.
5At 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. Future programmatic changes could impact the application of credits to a future program at DeVry. Refer to the academic catalog for details.
In New York, DeVry University operates as DeVry College of New York. DeVry 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. DeVry is certified to operate by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. Arlington Campus: 1400 Crystal Dr., Ste. 120, Arlington, VA 22202. DeVry University is authorized for operation as a postsecondary educational institution by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, www.tn.gov/thec. Lisle Campus: 4225 Naperville Rd, Suite 400, Lisle, IL 60532. Unresolved complaints may be reported to the Illinois Board of Higher Education through the online complaint system https://complaints.ibhe.org/. View DeVry University’s complaint process https://www.devry.edu/compliance/student-complaint-procedure.html Program availability varies by location. In site-based programs, students will be required to take a substantial amount of coursework online to complete their program. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information.
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