Business Administration
    Duration2 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    USD 43,184 / Year
    Next IntakeAugust 23, 2023
    Business Administration

    About

    What are the benefits of the program?

    This combined bachelor's/master's degree program is designed to provide qualified students the opportunity to complete both degree programs in under 5 years. A student will earn a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Economics and an M.S. in Finance & Investment Management.

    What is the Program Like?

    B.S.B.A. Economics students must apply for admission to the 4+1 B.S. Economics/M.S. Finance program. Six hours of courses taken at the 500-level will be dual counted towards both degrees. Upon completion of the B.S. degree, students have the option to apply to the Graduate School and continue progress toward the MSF degree.

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    To be eligible for admission for graduate study at the University of North Carolina Wilmington applicants must:

    • Regionally Accredited Bachelor's Degree: Hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university in this country or its equivalent in a foreign institution (as evaluated course-by-course through a NACES approved credit evaluation service) by the first official day of classes for the term of the application.

      • Seven Accrediting Bodies for Regional Institutions:
        • Higher Learning Commission, North Central Association (NH)
        • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (M)
        • New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (EH)
        • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NW)
        • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (SC)
        • Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities (WC)
        • Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (WJ)

    • Student Holds (Current/Previous UNCW Students): Applicants with an application hold will not be allowed to move forward in the application process until the hold is released. Check your SeaNet Account to view your account hold(s).

    • Grade Point Average: Have a strong overall academic record with a B average or better in the basic courses prerequisite to the area of proposed graduate study. Provisional admission may be considered by some programs. Contact the program coordinator for additional information regarding their acceptance policy.

    • Level: Graduate and undergraduate programs may not be pursued simultaneously.

    • Online Accelerated Programs (OAP): OAP programs must be pursued independent of any other program. 

    • Additional Requirements: Meet any additional admission requirement(s) as outlined by the graduate program.

    • Professional Licensure in State-Regulated Professions: State laws may require practitioners to be licensed to practice in their state. Learn more about UNCW's participation in the NC-State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement. 

    English Requirements

    • IELTSMin 6.5
    • TOEFLMin 79

    Career

    With a BS & MS Finance & Investment Management degree, graduates can become a:

    Financial analysts guide businesses and individuals in decisions about expending money to attain profit. They assess the performance of stocks, bonds, and other types of investments.

    A financial advisor helps you create strategies for eliminating financial risk and building wealth over the long term. They can give you a game plan that puts you on track to achieve your financial goals.

    Corporate investment bankers advise companies, institutions and governments on how to achieve their financial goals and implement long and short-term financial plans.

    A stockbroker is a financial professional who executes orders in the market on behalf of clients. Most stockbrokers handle transactions for a number of individual and institutional customers.

    Actuaries analyze the financial costs of risk and uncertainty. They use mathematics, statistics, and financial theory to assess potential risk events, and develop policies that minimize the cost of that risk.

    Business operations managers are responsible for making all the plans for an organization. Daily responsibilities can include working on budgets for equipment and technology needed for an organization.

    Project managers are responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the completion of specific projects for an organization while ensuring these projects are on time, on budget, and within scope.

    Management analysts, often called management consultants, recommend ways to improve an organization's efficiency. They advise managers on how to make organizations more profitable through reduced costs and increased revenues.

    Fee Information

    Application Fee 75

    How to Apply

    • You will create your account after choosing a Regular Term Instruction (RTI) or Online Accelerated Program (OAP) program option on our application page.
    • Please create only one account. Use the same log-in anytime you start or continue an application.
    • Review the deadlines for your program of interest on our Key Dates page.
    Business Administration
    University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW)
    University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW)
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