A two-year degree is available from many different colleges. The two-year degree is an Associate of Arts, Associate of Applied Science or Associate of Science degree depending on the college attended and the specific business management concentration. A lot of accredited colleges are found online that offer an associate's degree or two-year degree program for business management. These types of colleges are completed at the student's convenience and done over the Internet. Local community college are another venue where a two-year degree in business management can be achieved.
A four-year or bachelor's degree in business management is available at colleges or universities. There are online colleges or traditional campus colleges that offer degrees in this field. The first two years of this type of business management degree is spent taking the core courses required by the college so the student is eligible to declare a major at the college or university. The last two years are spent concentrating on the courses required to receive the bachelor's degree in business management.
A graduate degree in business management is available to students that complete the four-year degree program. These types of degrees are found at colleges and universities that have a graduate school. Commonly referred to as master's degrees or Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees, these degrees take the four years for the bachelor's degree, which is a prerequisite for the graduate degree, and add an additional year for the master's degree in business. This degree program generally requires an additional 30 credit hours in advanced courses in business management.
Upon completion of a bachelor's or master's degree in business management, the student can choose to enter the advanced graduate degree program called the Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA). This kind of business management degree is generally taken by those students seeking to enter the academic world as a business management professor; or by students intending to immediately enter executive level positions at companies or organizations. The DBA takes approximately three years to complete, and has an internship program which is required to provide practical business applications to the graduate student.