Quick Facts
• Get hands-on experience with real clients early in your academic program
• Learn from faculty with extensive industry experience and connections
• Experience a quality IACBE-accredited program (International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education)

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Degrees

B.S. IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Whether you are interested in a general business education or have a distinct field in mind, Stephens will prepare you for the real world. Gain a solid background for entrepreneurial pursuits and managerial positions through a comprehensive liberal arts education in problem solving and critical and creative thinking.

For a capstone project, you will create a fully developed business plan reviewed by a panel of local experts. Participate in Students in Free Enterprise and the Sigma Beta Delta national honorary. Upon graduation, you will enter the business world confidently equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed.

B.S. IN ACCOUNTING
Learn the intricacies of accounting at Stephens and through a program offered in partnership with the School of Accountancy at the University of Missouri–Columbia.

Available to qualified students, the program lets you explore industrial accounting, public accounting, government and education sectors. After benefiting from Stephens’ small class sizes and attentive faculty, you’ll earn a Stephens degree and may apply to the M.Acc. Program at the University. With a master’s degree, you will be well-prepared to sit for either the CMA or CPA exam.

B.S. IN MARKETING: PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING
Stephens gives you a head start on a career in business and agency integrated marketing communications by combining training in written, oral and visual communication.

Benefit from several opportunities to gain hands-on experience in your area of interest. As a junior and senior, be a part of Creative Ink, a unique student-staffed professional services marketing and PR firm. Creative Ink works with real-world clients to develop advertising campaigns, public relations plans, event management and general marketing and publicity. Or join the Public Relations Student Society of America chapter.

Study related business majors of Equestrian Business Management, Fashion Marketing and Management, or Theatre Management.

MINORS
The Business department offers minors in BUSINESS & MARKETING (with emphases in finance, marketing or management) and EVENT PLANNING. Click here for a full list of minors.

"PLUS ONE" BACHELOR'S + MASTER'S PROGRAM
Earn a master's degree in as little as one additional year through our Plus One Bachelor's + Master's Program.