{"id":1711,"date":"2026-01-31T09:42:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T17:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/?p=1711"},"modified":"2026-02-19T15:07:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T23:07:04","slug":"best-online-business-degrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/best-online-business-degrees\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon State ranked #4 for best online business bachelor\u2019s degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2223 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/ug-business-administration-800x450-1.jpg?resize=744%2C419&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"744\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/ug-business-administration-800x450-1.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/ug-business-administration-800x450-1.jpg?resize=320%2C180&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Oregon State University delivers 12 business bachelor\u2019s degree programs online, and according to a new ranking, they are among the very best in the nation.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the U.S. News &amp; World Report list of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/online-education\/bachelors\/online-bachelors-business-rankings\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Online Bachelor\u2019s in Business Programs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Oregon State Ecampus is ranked No. 4 overall. This is OSU\u2019s sixth straight year in the top five.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>How online bachelor&#8217;s in business programs are ranked<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The No. 4 ranking is based on how well Oregon State\u2019s online business degrees keep students engaged; the credentials and training of the College of Business faculty who teach online; the services and technology available to distance learners; and the expert opinion of higher education administrators nationwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A high rank is a distinction that solidifies OSU\u2019s reputation as a national leader in online education.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Online business degree options from Oregon State<\/h2>\n<p>Offered by Oregon State\u2019s AACSB-accredited <a href=\"https:\/\/business.oregonstate.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">College of Business<\/a>, these 12 online programs will prepare you for the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly changing business world.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/online-degrees\/undergraduate\/accounting\/\">Accounting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/online-degrees\/undergraduate\/business\/\">Business administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/online-degrees\/undergraduate\/business-analytics\/\">Business analytics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/online-degrees\/undergraduate\/business-information-systems\/\">Business information systems<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/online-degrees\/undergraduate\/design-innovation-management\/\">Design and innovation management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/online-degrees\/undergraduate\/finance\/\">Finance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/online-degrees\/undergraduate\/hospitality-management\/\">Hospitality management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/online-degrees\/undergraduate\/innovation-entrepreneurship\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Innovation and entrepreneurship<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/online-degrees\/undergraduate\/marketing\/\">Marketing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/online-degrees\/undergraduate\/management\/\">Organizational leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/online-degrees\/undergraduate\/sports-business\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sports business<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/online-degrees\/undergraduate\/supply-chain-logistics-management\/\">Supply chain and logistics management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oregon State business programs provide students with the professional and leadership skills they need to carve out their place in the modern workforce. The College of Business achieves this in many ways, including by consulting with its industry advisors to expand the type of business degrees OSU offers online and to design award-winning curriculum.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>What Oregon State students say<\/h2>\n<p>Faculty expertise is the program feature <a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/toby-long-business-administration-online\/\">Toby Long<\/a> recalled most fondly after he completed his business administration degree online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything was really well done. The coursework was articulated very well and easy to understand,\u201d Long said. \u201cThe professors were always easy to get a hold of and quick to respond. For being a distance student, it felt pretty close to home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recent graduate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/online-business-degree-josh-misko\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Josh Misko<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> earned a business administration degree online while touring as a musician. The flexibility of his classes allowed him to complete his coursework without missing any gigs. Now, he\u2019s using what he learned to advance his career as an innovator within the music industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe breakthroughs I\u2019m experiencing now are directly tied to the skills I honed online with OSU. From financial modeling to leadership principles and entrepreneurship, the coursework prepared me for the real-world challenges of scaling businesses, managing teams and navigating an industry that never stops evolving,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Earn your business degree<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oregon State business programs can provide you with the skills today\u2019s business market demands. And once you enroll online with Oregon State, you\u2019ll receive robust student support every step of the way \u2014 from the day you submit your application through the day you graduate.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Learn more about how Oregon State&#8217;s online business degrees can help you advance your career.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"rfi-button\" class=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/contact\/form\/\">Request information<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\"><\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute read<\/span><\/span>Oregon State delivers eight business bachelor\u2019s degree programs online, and according to U.S. News &#038; World Report, they are among the very best in the nation. The 2022 list of Best Online Bachelor\u2019s in Business Programs ranks OSU Ecampus No. 4 overall, a distinction that solidifies the university\u2019s reputation as a national leader in online education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2223,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,10,6,2],"tags":[694,19,129,578,639,607,107,695,608,526,337,609,450],"class_list":["post-1711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-awards","category-ecampus","category-in-the-news","tag-accounting","tag-business","tag-business-administration","tag-business-analytics","tag-business-and-communications","tag-business-information-systems","tag-college-of-business","tag-design-and-innovation-management","tag-finance","tag-hospitality-management","tag-marketing","tag-organizational-leadership","tag-supply-chain-logistics-management"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/ug-business-administration-800x450-1.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7BNSE-rB","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1676,"url":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/top-online-bachelors-degrees\/","url_meta":{"origin":1711,"position":0},"title":"Oregon State earns four top-five rankings for online education from U.S. News &#038; World Report","author":"Tyler Hansen","date":"January 26, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Oregon State University is ranked No. 4 and is among the nation\u2019s top 10 providers of online undergraduate education for the seventh straight year in a list published today by U.S. News & World Report. 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