School of Business Administration alumnus Leo Hussey '11 describes how Widener gave him a leg up on his sales career. Story.
Alumna Ashley Varallo '09, a sport management major who currently works with the Philadelphia Phillies, talks about how her Widener education helped her break into the sports business.
International Business major Erika Smith is a rising star.
Business major Rod Colon '11 talks about his first trip to China.
With most of the region’s leading businesses in areas including finance, sport management, and Fortune 500 companies recruiting on campus, the School of Business Administration presents you with the opportunity to develop a great career. Within several months following graduation, an overwhelming majority of our graduating seniors are employed as business professionals on a full-time basis.
Many graduates also enroll in one of our master’s degree programs in business administration, tax and financial planning, information systems, and human resource and organizational leadership. Students may also choose an accelerated program that enables them to complete both the bachelor’s and master’s programs in five years following their high school graduation. Accounting majors have many different ways for completing 120 hours requirement for the CPA designation. Also, take a look at our new major, Business Informatics.
The School of Business Administration provides you with applied experience in the form of both internship and co-operative (co-op) options. Students in co-op, receive a highly paid placement in one of the metropolitan regions’ several hundred leading employers that have participated in the program during the last decade. Internship and co-op and internship options, students gain practical experience through experiential learning and service learning situations. You can work with local Chester residents, for example, to help them with their income tax forms, or you can help non-profit organizations use statistical analyses to pinpoint opportunities for growth. As a senior interning at the Widener University’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC), you may help local entrepreneurs prepare their business plans. Or you may enroll in our Honors Program with international trip options. The choice is yours.
Widener’s undergraduate business administration program is accredited by the AACSB International, the gold standard for accreditation in the field. If you want state-of-the-art business curriculum taught by internationally known faculty and hands-on experience with cutting edge employers and our corporate partners, Widener offers the program for you.