Business Administration | Strayer University

Build the Foundational Skills for a Business Career Path

Strayer University’s Associate in Arts in Business Administration provides students with a foundation in accounting, economics, management, marketing, information technology, and organizational decision making. The program helps students understand how businesses operate while developing communication, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Designed for working adults and flexible learning formats, the curriculum introduces students to contemporary business environments shaped by technology, data, changing customer expectations, and evolving workforce needs. Students develop practical business knowledge that can support continued education and professional growth across a variety of industries.

Students may have the opportunity to earn micro-credentials on the way to completing their degree.

Core Concepts

Understand accounting, finance, management, and marketing fundamentals
Analyze ethical decision making
Apply critical thinking to business challenges
Understand how technology supports business operations
Communicate and collaborate effectively in professional environments

Practical Competencies

Business fundamentals
Financial literacy
Business communication
Marketing fundamentals
Management fundamentals
Ethical decision making
Digital business awareness
Critical thinking
Team collaboration
Organizational problem solving

Disclaimers

The graduate of the Associate in Arts in Business Administration may apply all credits earned toward the Bachelor of Business Administration program.

Also available are a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration.

Strayer business programs create value for students by providing a flexible, innovative and career-focused experience to maximize their economic mobility and empower them to succeed in business. The Strayer University Associate in Arts in Business Administration degree program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), 11520 West 119th Street, Overland Park, KS 66213, 913.339.9356.

Students are advised to review the Undergraduate Degree Conferral Requirements to ensure they satisfy all of the general requirements for an undergraduate degree, including the minimum grade that must be earned in certain courses.