您 ’对您的家人和您建立更美好的未来充满抱负和热情’准备采取下一步行动来实现这一目标。但是首先，您需要做出一些重要的选择。

您 r mind may be racing with thoughts like: Is going back to school worth it? Should I get a 商业 degree? Are 那里 better options out 那里 for me?

您 , like so many others, have an inkling that a 商业 degree just may be the ticket to creating a better life for you and your family. But when it comes to a degree or career, 那里’没有一条清晰的道路适合所有人。

That being said, 商业-related degrees are some of the 最受欢迎的选择 在美国—and for good reason!¹ A 商业 degree can set you up for a successful future in an array of fields.

让’s explore the many fields a 商业 degree can cover and learn more about some of the most common roles seeking 商业-related degrees.

Why pursue a 商业 degree?

商业学位的最大好处之一是其多功能性。虽然它’的确，在以下领域有会计，营销和金融等子专业“business”可以满足更广泛的职业需求，“generalist” 商业 degrees like 商业 Administration or 商业管理 can cover a lot ground with a well-rounded mix of skills that are easy to translate to a professional setting.

实用的多功能性可以为求职者带来福音—in fact, 那里 were more than 1.5 million job postings in the U.S. seeking applicants with a 商业 degree in the past year.² 

当然，仅度数只是方程式的一部分。雇主正在寻找全面的申请人，您可以’不能完全依靠学位来达到专业水平。艰苦的工作，专业的发展和以下各项的完美结合 可转让 技能也是关键要素。

“A 商业 degree is not a golden ticket,”西恩·希金斯（Sean Higgins）说 更好的你 . “归根结底，决定您成功的因素不是纸—it’s you!”

全面的商业职业

业务是一个广阔的领域—there’s no denying that. One of the great things about a degree in 商业 is the wide variety of opportunities you can pursue. A 商业 undergraduate program combines multiple disciplines into 上 e, which can help open the door to a variety of roles.

To give you an idea of your potential options, we used real-time job analysis software to examine more than 1.5 million job postings seeking candidates with a 商业 degree to identify ten of the most common job titles:²

• 业务分析师
• 金融分析师
• 会计
• 客户经理
• 人力资源经理
• 销售经理
• 市场经理
• 销售代表
• 行政助理
• 专案经理

As you can see, a 商业 degree isn’t a 上 e-way street. It unlocks the potential for a plethora of positions in a variety of fields, and with plenty of room for growth and career advancement. 营销学 , HR, sales, accounting and finance fields are all common landing spots for 商业 majors.

What is the job outlook for 商业 degree careers?

没有人想回到学校只是为了找到有限的就业选择。该领域的长期前景不仅对于确保毕业后的就业很重要，而且对于晋升和线下的机会也很重要。幸运的是，商务学位持有者的共同领域预计将在未来几年中增长。劳工统计局（BLS）报告说，从事商业和金融运营职业是 预计从2018年到2028年将增长7％ —相当于约591,800个新职位。³

例如，雇用 营销经理 预计从2018年到2028年将增长8％， while 商业 and management analysts 预计将增长14％—两者都超过了全国所有职业平均增长5％的预期。³

These top fields for 商业 students are growing—and they’在未来几年中，将需要像您这样的人来满足这一需求。

Is a 商业 degree worth it?

It’确实，学校需要时间。这需要奉献精神。它’s expensive. But 那里’大量证据表明这项投资值得。实际上，来自 社会保障局 发现一个单身汉’学位导致终身终身收入中位数增长 女性为$ 630,000，男性为$ 900,000 高中毕业生。⁴

For 商业 degree holders, the array of common positions you can pursue offers a robust range in earning potential. 让’s see how some of the top 商业-degree roles stack up based 上 the Bureau of Labor Statistics’2019年年薪中位数信息：³

• 业务和管理分析师 ：$ 85,260
• 金融分析师 ：$ 85,660
• 会计 ：$ 71,550
• 人力资源经理 ：$ 116,720
• 销售经理： $126,640
• 市场经理： $135,900
• 行政助理 ：$ 39,850
• 人力资源专家 ：$ 61,920

Should you get a 商业 degree?

这显然是一个问题，只有您可以回答。但是现在你’ve learned a little more about the benefits of a 商业 degree and the potential opportunities tied to furthering your education, you should be getting closer to an answer.

如果你’re motivated by career versatility in many vibrant fields, you probably already know your answer. A 商业 degree can help you unlock a world of professional possibilities, 而 providing you the immense satisfaction of supporting your family and creating a better life for yourself.

如果你 want to learn more about 商业 degrees, check out our article, “初学者’s不同类型的商务学位指南,”探索您的选择并开始将那些梦想变为现实。

¹国家教育统计中心速览：最受欢迎的专业[2020年6月访问] //nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=37

²Burning-Glass.com (Analysis of 1,565,450 job postings requiring a 商业 degree, Jun. 01, 2019 to May. 31, 2020.)

³美国劳工部劳工统计局《职业前景手册》，[2020年6月访问] www.bls.gov/ooh/。信息代表所列职业的全国平均数据，包括所有教育和经验水平的工人。此数据不代表起薪。您所在地区的就业条件可能有所不同。

⁴社会保障管理，研究，统计&政策分析：教育和终身收入，[2020年6月访问] //www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/research-summaries/education-earnings.html


编者注：本文最初发表于2013年11月。此后已更新，以包括与2020年有关的数据。