AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business accredits the undergraduate and graduate programs in the College of Business at North Dakota State University. The College of Business is one of only two accredited schools of business in North Dakota.
AACSB International is one of higher education’s most prestigious and rigorous accrediting bodies, stressing academic excellence and a commitment to continuous improvement. As a member of this select group of approximately 400 accredited business programs that represent 24 nations, the college is committed to providing high quality undergraduate and graduate business and management education.
The curriculum has been carefully designed to ensure that students will be well equipped for the highly competitive, 21st Century global marketplace. It is a broad-based, professional education in all aspects of management theory and practice, integrating practical business experience as a key graduation requirement. A measure of the success of our business administration program is the successful placement of our graduates in business, industry and non-profit organizations.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of our program have been employed in business, industry, government service and the non-profit sector in North Dakota, Minnesota and literally all around the world. Some students have had success in small business management, others in industrial sales, human resource management, insurance and security sales, retail marketing, bank and financial institution management, agribusiness, purchasing, health services management, law enforcement and government administration. Some students have also gone on to graduate study in business administration and to careers in other professions.